Pancreatic pseudoaneurysm and its conundrum

Authors

  • Girish Bakhshi Department of General Surgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-4854
  • Sushrut Baligar Department of General Surgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Aishwarya Dutt Department of General Surgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Rajalakshmi Venkateswaran Department of General Surgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Avinash Gutte Department of Radiology, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Ravi Landge Department of General Surgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Chettubattina Ravi Teja Department of General Surgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20214780

Keywords:

Pancreatitis, Pseudoaneurysm, Coil embolization, Haematemesis

Abstract

Rupture of visceral artery pseudoaneurysm can lead to hypovolemic shock in a patient with pancreatitis. With the advent of minimally invasive treatment techniques most of these can be managed by minimally invasive route and have excellent prognosis when timely intervention is initiated. Herewith, we reported a case of ruptured pseudoaneurysm of superior pancreaticoduodenal artery in a patient with pancreatitis who presented with haematemesis. The patient was successfully managed with coil embolization. A brief case report with review of literature is presented here.

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2021-11-26

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