Pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding.
Gastrointestinal bleeding from a pancreatic pseudocyst is a rare condition that is diagnostically and therapeutically challenging. A 78-year-old woman with a history of acute pancreatitis due to gallstones was hospitalized for abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastroscopy revealed blood extruding from the papilla of Vater. A computed tomography scan revealed hemorrhage into a pancreatic pseudocyst. The patient was successfully treated by coil embolization.
Bedioui
Heykal
H
Department of Surgery A, Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ayadi
Sofiene
S
Daghfous
Amine
A
Jouini
Mohamed
M
Bakhtri
Malek
M
Rajhi
Hatem
H
Chebbi
Faouzi
F
Fteriche
Fadhel
F
Ksantini
Rachid
R
Kacem
Montassar J
MJ
Ben Safta
Zoubeir
Z
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed