title: Ruptured gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm as the initial presentation of chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Wilson W C
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Paul B S
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: 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