Selective Pancreatic Angiography

Selective pancreatic angiography was performed in 21 cases of whom seven had pancreatic tumours or tumours of the hepatoduodenal ligament. A comparison was made of injection into the gastroduodenal artery (seven cases), into the common hepatic artery close to the gastroduodenal artery (seven cases), and into the common hepatic artery 1–4 cm from the gastroduodenal artery (seven cases). The best demonstration of the pancreatic arteries was obtained when the tip of the catheter was in the gastroduodenal artery. A distal position of the catheter in the common hepatic artery gave almost the same quality of pancreatic angiogram as well as additional information concerning the arterial supply of the liver.