Gastrodoudenal Embolization: Indications, Technical Pearls, and Outcomes

Gokhan Kuyumcu; Igor Latich; Rulon L Hardman; Gabriel C Fine; Rahmi Oklu; Keith B Quencer

doi:10.3390/jcm7050101

Gastrodoudenal Embolization: Indications, Technical Pearls, and Outcomes

J Clin Med. 2018 May 2;7(5):101. doi: 10.3390/jcm7050101.

Authors

Gokhan Kuyumcu¹, Igor Latich², Rulon L Hardman³, Gabriel C Fine⁴, Rahmi Oklu⁵, Keith B Quencer⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Section of Interventional Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. Gokhan.Kuyumcu@ascension.org.
² Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Section of Interventional Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. IGOR.LATICH@YALE.EDU.
³ Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Utah Department of Radiology, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA. Rulon.Hardman@hsc.utah.edu.
⁴ Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Utah Department of Radiology, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA. Gabriel.Fine@hsc.utah.edu.
⁵ Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapeutics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA. Oklu.Rahmi@mayo.edu.
⁶ Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Utah Department of Radiology, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA. KBQuencer@gmail.com.

Abstract

The gastroduodenal artery (GDA) is frequently embolized in cases of upper GI bleed that has failed endoscopic therapy. Additionally, it may be done for GDA pseudoaneurysms or as an adjunctive procedure prior to Yttrim-90 (Y90) treatment of hepatic tumors. This clinical review will summarize anatomy and embryology of the GDA, indications, outcomes and complications of GDA embolization.

Keywords: gastroduodenal artery; pseudoaneurysm; upper GI bleed embolization.

Publication types

Review