title: Treatment of pancreatic pseudoaneurysm with percutaneous transabdominal thrombin injection.
abstract: Severe acute pancreatitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although rare, pancreatic pseudoaneurysm is a serious and often fatal complication of acute pancreatitis. This case report describes an alcoholic male patient with a psuedoaneurysm that was successfully treated with percutaneous transabdominal thrombin injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY, USA.
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Manazer
authors.forename: J Raul
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Monzon
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dietz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moglia
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008297:Male; D010186:Pancreatic Function Tests; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013917:Thrombin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013917:Thrombin