Treatment of arteriovenous malformation of the pancreas: a case report.
Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare disease, generally asymptomatic, but sometimes complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding or pancreatitis. We report a case of a 55-year-old man presenting with a large pancreatic AVM. The diagnosis was obtained on a computed tomography scan. A treatment by transarterial embolization was carried out successfully. Selective arterial embolization of pancreatic AVM can represent an effective treatment in the first intention.
Gincul
Rodica
R
Fédération des Spécialités Digestives, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 5 Place d'Arsonval, Lyon Cedex 03 69437, France. rodica.gincul@chu-lyon.fr
Dumortier
Jérôme
J
Ciocirlan
Mihai
M
Adham
Mustapha
M
Queneau
Pierre-Edouard
PE
Ponchon
Thierry
T
Pilleul
Frank
F
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed