title: Supraduodenal branch of the left hepatic artery: a rare cause of bleeding duodenal ulcer.
abstract: This is a case report describing a rare cause of massive duodenal ulcer hemorrhage resulting from the erosion of the supraduodenal branch of the left hepatic artery. This arterial branch is not a well known variation and is rarely recognized as a source of duodenal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham NHB H623, 619-19th Street S, Birmingham, AL 35249-6830, USA. bkapoor@uabmc.edu
authors.forename: Baljendra S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berscheid
authors.forename: Souheil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saddekni
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D003287:Contrast Media; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media