Pancreatic pseudocyst: heparin-induced haemorrhage through the ampulla of Vater.
Bleeding from a pancreatic pseudocyst through the ampulla of Vater is a rare cause of overt gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Previously described mechanisms of such haemorrhage are reviewed. We report a case of a 74-year-old female with a pancreatic pseudocyst that bled into the gastrointestinal tract following the administration of heparin. We believe that this is the first reported case of its kind.
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Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Gately
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Heggtveit
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D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000187:drug effects; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016306:Vena Cava Filters
D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin