Treatment of pancreatic pseudoaneurysm with percutaneous transabdominal thrombin injection.
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.
Manazer
James R
JR
Department of Surgery, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY, USA.
Monzon
J Raul
JR
Dietz
Patrick A
PA
Moglia
Robert
R
Gold
Michael
M
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
D013917:Thrombin