GI hemorrhage arising from splenic artery: intraprocedure cone-beam CT as problem-solving tool to aide in safe
Vivek V Patil1, Aaron M Fischman1, Rahul S Patel1
1Division of Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy Place Box 1234, New York, NY 10029.
Abstract:
We present the case of a 67-year-old female with melena and hypotension who was found to have a bleeding splenic artery pseudoaneurysm subjacent to a large gastric ulcer on computed tomographic angiography. The lesion was angiographically occult on standard anteroposterior and oblique projections. The offending vessel was identified on intraprocedure cone-beam computed tomography (CT). This case illustrates the value of intraprocedure cone-beam CT as a problem-solving tool for the interventional radiologist.
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