A Case of Ruptured Left Gastric Artery Pseudoaneurysm Complicating Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG).
- Author:
Seong Hun HONG
1
;
Jae Myung CHA
;
Joung Il LEE
;
Kwang Ro JOO
;
Sung Won JUNG
;
Hyun Phil SHIN
;
Deok Ho NAM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dramc@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy;
Left gastric artery;
Pseudoaneurysm;
Angiographic embolization
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aneurysm, False;
Arteries;
Deglutition Disorders;
Dementia;
Enteral Nutrition;
Female;
Gastrostomy;
Head and Neck Neoplasms;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Ileus;
Korea;
Pneumonia, Aspiration;
Pneumoperitoneum;
Stroke;
Wound Infection
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2009;39(1):34-37
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an effective method for delivering enteral nutrition to patients with dysphagia, cerebrovascular accidents, Parkinsonnism, dementia, and head and neck cancer. PEG is generally regarded as safe and it is associated with low risks of morbidity and mortality. The complications of the PEG are known to be mostly minor and they include wound infection, gastric leakage, bleeding, ileus, pneumoperitoneum and aspiration pneumonia. We recently experienced a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the left gastric artery, which was occurred as a complication during PEG insertion in a 73-year-old female. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report in Korea about successful angiographic embolization for a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the left gastric artery and this was associated with a PEG procedure.
