title: Unusual cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a pancreatic arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the most common emergencies in gastroenterology. The common causes of the upper gastrointestinal bleeding include peptic ulcer disease, gastric erosive mucosal disease and portal hypertension. Gastrointestinal arteriovenous malformation is a less common cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and these arteriovenous malformation are most commonly located in the large and small intestine. Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation is a rare condition in which there is tumor-like formation or vascular anomaly built up via an aberrant bypass anastomosis of the arterial and venous systems in the pancreas. Splenic artery is most commonly involved (42%), followed by gastroduodenal artery (22%) and small pancreatic arteries (25%). Clinically it may present as gastrointestinal hemorrhage which is occasionally fatal. Other presentations are abdominal pain, pancreatitis, duodenal ulcer, jaundice, and portal hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a rare case of pancreatic arteriovenous malformation presenting as massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Since early surgery is a life saving treatment for such cases, hence, a high index of suspicion should be maintained especially when massive bleeding is detected from the medial wall of second part of duodenum.
authors.affiliation: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ganga Ram Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India. dranilarora50@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tyagi
authors.forename: Vijendra
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kirnake
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singla
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Samarjit Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ghuman
authors.forename: Deepali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply*