ZHealth Coding Newsletter - July 2017
Jul 30, 2017
July 2017 Q & A
Question: Superior Mesenteric Artery to Rt Hepatic Artery
A 5 Fr sheath was placed and attached to a heparinized saline infusion. Exchange was made for a SOS catheter and selective DSA performed in the superior mesenteric artery. Superselective catheterization of the replaced right hepatic artery was then performed using a 3 Fr Progreat Microcatheter and wire. Can a catheter reach the right hepatic artery from the SMA or does the catheter need to go through the celiac artery?
