The vessel which needs to be ligated in a patient with a bleeding peptic duodenal ulcer is?
Ans. (b) Gastroduodenal arteryRef: Bailey and Love 26th ed./1023* Perforations involving the gastroduodenal artery complex occur as a sequel to transmural ulceration of the posterior duodenal wall.* The gastroduodenal artery, is a branch of the hepatic artery, passes behind the first part of the duodenum, and is responsible for bleeding in duodenal ulcer.
Left gastroepiploic artery
Gastroduodenal artery
Left gastric artery
Superior Pancreatico-duodenal artery
Benign Gastric Disease