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Annals of Saudi Medicine. 2009; 29 (5): 393-396
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RESUMO
We present a rare case of gastric outlet obstruction due to compression of the duodenum by a pancreaticoduodenal artery [PDA] aneurysm 2.5 cm in diameter, in a 43-year-old man from Saudi Arabia who presented with persistent vomiting and epigastric pain. The initial investigations and blood works were negative, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy [EGD] was unremarkable. A CT abdomen demonstrated a mass around the duodenum and dilatation of the stomach, and CT angiography showed the PDA aneurysm. The patient was stabilized and then referred to a tertiary center for embolization. Our case demonstrates a diagnostic challenge that physicians may encounter in patients who present with vomiting and epigastric pain