Transcatheter embolization of an esophageal artery for treatment of a bleeding esophageal ulcer.
Angiographic detection and control of bleeding into a distal esophageal ulcer is described in a 16-year-old girl with acute leukemia. Catheterization of an esophageal artery arising directly from the distal thoracic aorta allowed successful control of the hemorrhage. The arterial anatomy of the esophagus is described in detail.
D000293:Adolescent; D001158:Arteries; D002404:Catheterization; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D014456:Ulcer / Q000628:therapy