title: [A case of multiple bleeding pseudoaneurysms complicating acute pancreatitis].
abstract: Arterial pseudoaneurysm is rare but potentially a catastrophic complication of pancreatitis because it can cause massive gastrointestinal bleeding. Since surgical treatment of arterial pseudoaneurysm has a high mortality, percutaneous angiographic embolization of bleeding artery has recently been advocated as the alternative therapy. Acute hemorrhage into the peritoneal cavity or pseudocyst complicating chronic pancreatitis was frequently reported. However, multiple pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage without pseudocyst complicating acute pancreatitis are extremely rare. Here, we present a case of multiple pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage secondary to acute pancreatitis, which were managed successfully by percutaneous angiographic embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, 8 Hak-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-757, Korea. im-sohn@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Young Hae
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Young Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Chang Hwan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Wan Sik
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Kyu
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jong Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rew
authors.forename: Sei Jong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply