title: [A case of gastric arteriovenous fistula causing intraperitoneal hemorrhage].
abstract: We report abdominal bleeding caused by an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) of the gastroepiploic artery. A 20-year-old man visited our hospital with epigastric pain and hypovolemic shock. Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography revealed a high-density region within a huge low-density mass. Angiography revealed AVF of the gastroepiploic artery. Therefore, we performed transcatheter arterial embolization using n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl(®)) to control the intraperitoneal hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital.
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Naoharu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sakaida
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D024405:Gastroepiploic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply*; D055815:Young Adult