title: A Case of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis due to Pancreatic Arteriovenous Malformation.
abstract: Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an extremely rare condition with various clinical manifestations. We report herein a case of recurrent acute pancreatitis due to pancreatic AVM in a 49-year-old man. This patient presented with epigastric pain that had developed after consuming alcohol 2 days prior to admission. Serum amylase and lipase levels were elevated and computed tomography revealed focal low-attenuation lesions with peripancreatic infiltrations in the pancreatic tail and multiple collateral vessels around the low-attenuation lesions. He was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and pancreatic AVM. Although he had stopped drinking after the first attack of acute pancreatitis, his pancreatitis recurred twice within 3 months. He underwent a distal pancreatectomy after the third attack of acute pancreatitis. He was free of symptoms for 2 years after the pancreatectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Kyoung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sang Hyub
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Min Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Jai Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Sun
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Sung Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jin Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Li Jin
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Yoo Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Hae Ryoung
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim