Pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysms in gas abscess pancreatitis.
Aneurysms of the small pancreatic and peripancreatic arteries have been reported in chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic pseudocysts, atherosclerosis, trauma, and on a congenital basis. This paper presents for the first time an example of aneurysm formation in acute gas-abscess pancreatitis.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000208:Acute Disease; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000792:Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging