Pseudoaneurysm secondary to pancreatitis presenting as GI bleeding.
Pseudoaneurysm formation is a rare but potentially dev approximately astating complication of pancreatitis. It can be diag approximately nosed by using various imaging modalities including computer tomography, ultrasound, and angiography and should be entertained in any patient with a history of pancreatitis. We present the imaging findings in three patients with pseudoaneurysm formation secondary to pancreatitis who initially presented with gastrointestinal bleeding.
Waslen
T
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Department of Medical Imaging, Saskatoon, Canada.
Wallace
K
K
Burbridge
B
B
Kwauk
S
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013156:Splenectomy; D013157:Splenic Artery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color