Intrapancreatic pseudoaneurysm causing massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage and chronic pancreatitis

Turk J Gastroenterol. 2015 May;26(3):270-3. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2015.6548.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms of the splenic artery is a well-known complication of pancreatitis. However, to the best of our knowledge, a subcentimetric intrapancreatic pseudoaneurysm (without an associated pseudocyst) causing massive gastrointestinal bleeding and distal main pancreatic duct obstruction is a rare clinical phenomenon. Herein, we present such a unique complication with computed tomography images and subsequent successful endovascular treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / complications*
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiography / methods
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medical Illustration
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Ducts / blood supply*
  • Pancreatic Ducts / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatitis, Chronic / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatitis, Chronic / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods