Journal of Current Surgery, ISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 3, September 2014, pages 95-98

Hematemesis From a Left Gastric Artery Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to an Adjustable Laparoscopic Gastric Band

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Endoscopic image revealing erosion of lap band into proximal gastric lumen.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. CT of abdomen showing an unusual distribution of small gas bubbles adjacent to the loop of the lap band in the gastric cardia suggestive of pneumatosis in the gastric wall.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Mesenteric angiography demonstrating an irregular pseudoaneurysm with contained extravasation involving the left gastric artery. Of note, the left gastric artery was subsequently successfully occluded proximal and distal to the pseudoaneurysm using hydrogel and fibered microcoils.