Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Case Report

Intrapancreatic pseudoaneurysm causing massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage and chronic pancreatitis

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Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

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Department of Gastroenterology Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Turk J Gastroenterol 2015; 26: 270-273
DOI: 10.5152/tjg.2015.6548
Read: 1658 Downloads: 737 Published: 25 July 2019

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms of the splenic artery is a well-known complication of pancreatitis. However, to the best of our knowledge, a subcentimetric intrapancreatic pseudoaneurysm (without an associated pseudocyst) causing massive gastrointestinal bleeding and distal main pancreatic duct obstruction is a rare clinical phenomenon. Herein, we present such a unique complication with computed tomography images and subsequent successful endovascular treatment.

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