Posterior Gastric Artery Aneurysm.

INTRODUCTION

Aneurysms of small abdominal vessels are extremely rare; however, even minor aneurysmal accessory arteries can rupture, leading to potentially fatal consequences. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of coil embolisation of an aneurysmal posterior gastric artery.

CASE PRESENTATION

The authors describe the case of a 66 year old female patient with an aneurysm of the posterior gastric artery. Coil embolisation was performed. The six month follow up computed tomography angiogram revealed exclusion of the aneurysm.

DISCUSSION

The presented case is exceedingly rare. This type of aneurysm has to be kept in mind as a possible cause of bleeding, despite the limited information regarding their natural history.

CONCLUSION

Owing to the safety and applicability of the endovascular technique, it is nowadays probably the best treatment alternative for this type of aneurysm.