Gastrointestinal bleeding due to an erosion of the superior mesenteric artery: an exceptional fatal complication of pancreatic pseudocyst
| Autor: | Bouassida, M., mechaal benali, Charrada, H., Ghannouchi, M., Chebbi, F., Mighri, M. M., Azzouz, M. M., Touinsi, H., Sassi, S. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male
lcsh:R5-920 acute pancreatitis emergency lcsh:Public aspects of medicine superior mesenteric artery lcsh:RA1-1270 Case Report Middle Aged digestive system diseases Fatal Outcome Mesenteric Artery Superior Pancreatic Pseudocyst Humans Vascular Diseases lcsh:Medicine (General) Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Gastrointestinal bleeding |
| Zdroj: | Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 12, No 1 (2012) The Pan African Medical Journal Scopus-Elsevier The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 12, Iss 62 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | The erosion of a pancreatic pseudocyst into an adjacent artery is a rare and highly lethal complication of pancreatitis with reported death rates of 12% to 40% [1]. Despite improvements in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic pseudocysts, the incidence of intracystic hemorrhage ranges from 6% to 17%. In recent reports, investigators have described the successful management of pancreatic pseudoaneurysms with endovascular techniques and have advocated percutaneous angiographic embolization as the preferred treatment modality. An operation should be reserved for actively and hemodynamically unstable patients. We report the case of a 50 year old patient having a cataclysmic upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to an erosion of the superior mesenteric artery by a pancreatic pseudocyst, and discuss contemporary methods in diagnosis and management of the condition. |
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