title: Iatrogenic rupture of the left gastric artery during percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
abstract: Gastric arterial rupture is a rare but serious and potentially fatal complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). We report a case in which insertion of a needle during PEG caused iatrogenic rupture of the left gastric artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1194, Japan. bunaiy@gifu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bunai
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akaza
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Masatake
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsujinaka
authors.forename: Wei-Xiong
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D012421:Rupture; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology