Ischemic gastric ulcer after coronary bypass using the right gastroepiploic artery.
The gastroepiploic artery has been widely used for complete arterial myocardial revascularization of young patients. Gastric complications related to the harvesting of this artery are exceptional. We describe here a case of ischemic gastric ulcer due to the use of a gastroepiploic artery in a patient with severe celiac trunk disease. The patient was cured by angioplasty completed by a stenting procedure.
Schroeyers
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Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
el Khoury
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Goffette
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d'Udekem
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Dion
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RA
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000098:blood supply*; D000792:Angiography; D017130:Angioplasty; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology