title: Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation with pancreatitis involving a pancreatico-venous fistula.
abstract: An arteriovenous malformation of the pancreas is a very rare disease, but its presentation is distinct and unique. In this report, we describe a patient who presented with this malformation which was localized in the tail of pancreas and demonstrated by abnormal angiography findings. The patient was a 60-year-old male with severe left hypochondralgia. Angiography revealed an increased blood volume in the tail of the pancreas with arteriovenous shunting. Secondary pancreatitis caused by the arteriovenous malformation was suspected by abnormal laboratory data, and confirmed by histology from the resected tail of the pancreas. This is a very rare report in which pancreatic arteriovenous malformation involving a pancreatico-venous fistula was confirmed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohtani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawai
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts; D010185:Pancreatic Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*