A rare cause of acute pancreatitis: Percutaneous mechanical rheolytic thrombectomy of deep venous thrombosis.
BACKGROUND
Percutaneous mechanical rheolytic thrombectomy is an effective treatment option for deep vein thrombosis as well as arterial and graft thromboses. Acute pancreatitis, a rare complication of this technique, is described in this case report.


METHODS
A 40-year-old man underwent AngioJet mechanical rheolytic thrombectomy for iliocaval deep vein thrombosis. He subsequently developed acute pancreatitis. This case report outlines the clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis after rheolytic thrombectomy and also discusses the possible pathogenesis and etiological factors.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand dassparam@gmail.com.
Param
P
Dass
Department of Vascular Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.
Jason
J
Robertson
Department of Vascular Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.
Carl
C
Muthu
Department of Interventional Radiology, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.
Andrew
A
Holden
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D061185:Mechanical Thrombolysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
Pancreatitis; percutaneous; rheolytic; thrombectomy; thromboses; venous