09-18-2006, 05:01 PM
A 50-year-old woman with a long-standing history of chronic pancreatitis and hepatitis secondary to alcohol abuse develops acute abdominal pain and comes to the emergency department. As part of her workup, she has a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis that demonstrates a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm, measuring 4 x 6 cm, and a large amount of free, intraperitoneal hemorrhage. She undergoes emergent, catheter-directed embolization of her splenic artery, which results in occlusion of the left gastro-epiploic artery, which arises from the splenic artery. Collateral flow through which of the following vessels will prevent infarction of the stomach?
A. Omental artery
B. Proper hepatic artery
C. Right colic artery
D. Right gastro-epiploic artery
E. Superior pancreatico-duodenal artery
A. Omental artery
B. Proper hepatic artery
C. Right colic artery
D. Right gastro-epiploic artery
E. Superior pancreatico-duodenal artery