Ruptured gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm as the initial presentation of chronic pancreatitis.
Gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but life threatening complication of pancreatitis. Diagnosis and management of it remain challenging. Surgical treatment was associated with a high mortality. Percutaneous transarterial embolization of bleeding artery has recently been advocated as a definitive therapy and can be attempted as the initial measure to control bleeding. We herein report a case of chronic pancreatitis presented with ruptured pseudoaneurysm of gastroduodenal artery which was successfully controlled with transarterial embolisation.
Chong
C N
CN
Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Lee
K F
KF
Wong
K T
KT
Ng
Wilson W C
WW
Wong
John
J
Lai
Paul B S
PB
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous