Pancreatic pseudocyst hemorrhage controlled by transcatheter embolization.
This case of massive duodenal hemorrhage through the pancreatic pseudocyst, caused by rupture of a pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery, was successfully controlled by transcatheter embolization. Embolization is a useful alternative to surgery in high-risk patients.
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed