Treatment of a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm by endoscopic ultrasound-guided thrombin injection.
We present a case of a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to pancreatitis that was successfully treated by transgastric injection of thrombin under endoscopic ultrasound guidance. There has been no recurrence on follow-up CT angiography, and thus complex surgery or endovascular intervention has been avoided.
Robinson
Mark
M
Department of Radiology, Swansea NHS Trust, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK. teknophobemark@hotmail.com
Richards
Dafydd
D
Carr
Nicholas
N
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*
D013917:Thrombin