Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation treated by transcatheter embolization: report of a case with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the pancreas are rare and frequently complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding. We present a case of AVM of the pancreas accompanied by arterioportal shunt (AP shunt) in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis. Therapeutic embolization of AVM was successfully carried out. The clinical significance of this intervention is also discussed.
Kato
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Department of Radiology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
Takahashi
M
M
Okawada
T
T
Miyazaki
Y
Y
Kaneko
M
M
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply*; D011859:Radiography