[Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm: a rare case of gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a patient with chronic pancreatitis].
A bleeding pseudoaneurysm in patients with chronic pancreatitis is a rare and potentially lethal complication. This diagnosis may be very difficult and the optimal treatment remains controversial. We report the case of 80 years old female with calcific pancreatitis and severe intestinal bleeding due to a pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery treated with interventional radiographic embolization.
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Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Siena.
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013157:Splenic Artery; D016896:Treatment Outcome