title: The use of prostaglandin F2-alpha in selective pancreatic and left gastric angiography.
abstract: Prostaglandin F2-Alpha has been used in 10 superselective angiographic studies of the pancreas and 10 left gastric studies. Injection of Prostaglandin into the dorsal pancreatic or gastroduodenal artery increased opacification of small pancreatic vessels and better demonstrated the angiographic changes in three cases of carcinoma of the pancreas. Injection of the drug into the left gastric artery increased opacification of the left gastric vein, allowed identification of the direction of flow of the contrast medium and enhanced demonstration of gastro-oesophageal varices. It is concluded that Prostaglandin improves the quality of pancreatic and left gastric angiographic studies.
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011460:Prostaglandins F; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014664:Vasodilation
chemical_list: D011460:Prostaglandins F