title: Hemosuccus pancreaticus and intraperitoneal bleeding secondary to spontaneous rupture of the splenic artery.
abstract: Hemosuccus pancreaticus is a rare condition where bleeding occurs through the pancreatic duct, usually due to a pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery. We describe a patient with spontaneous rupture of the splenic artery that caused hemosuccus pancreaticus and later massive hemoperitoneum. The pathological process had lasted at least 10 days before the diagnosis was established. The patient underwent an emergency operation during which splenectomy and distal pancreatectomy were successfully performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery B, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rivlin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gutman
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reiss
mesh_terms: D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013157:Splenic Artery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis