Visceral artery pseudoaneurysms following pancreatoduodenectomy.
Pancreatic and biliary fistulas and delayed gastric emptying are the most common complications after pancreatoduodenectomy. The development and bleeding of visceral arterial pseudoaneurysms are rare phenomena and pose diagnostic and treatment dilemmas. We describe 5 recent patients who developed bleeding from visceral artery pseudoaneurysms after pancreatoduodenectomy. These patients all had "herald" bleeding from their abdominal drains. Subsequent angiography and therapeutic embolizations were successfully performed.
Otah
Eseroghene
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Department of Surgery, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Cushin
Brian J
BJ
Rozenblit
Grigory N
GN
Neff
Richard
R
Otah
Kenneth E
KE
Cooperman
Avram M
AM
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography