Gastroduodenal Artery Pseudoaneurysm as a Complication of Pancreatitis Presenting with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed
| Autor: | Gursimran Nayyar, Ashish Behera |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 15, Iss 8, Pp OD13-OD14 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2021/45787.15282 |
| Popis: | Chronic pancreatitis is associated with an uncommon but important complication, the formation of the pseudoaneurysm with an incidence of 10%. The splenic artery is the most common artery affected by pseudoaneurysm. A 55-year-old male patient with pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery, an unusual complication of chronic pancreatitis. He presented with haematemesisf and was managed with transfusion of blood and blood products and coil embolisation with the help of digital subtraction angiography. Pseudoaneurysms are one of the rare but important complications of chronic pancreatitis which requires treatment even if they are asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed on imaging. A history suggestive of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a case of pancreatitis requires adequate evaluation for source of the bleeding. |
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