The Occurrence of a Pseudoaneurysm of the Hepatic Artery within the Thrombosed Portal Vein of a Patient with Chronic Pancreatitis: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.58.4.399
- Author:
Eun Soo KIM
1
;
Kyung Mi JANG
;
Min Jeong KIM
;
Hoi Soo YOON
;
Hyun LEE
;
Eui Yong JEON
;
Kwanseop LEE
;
Yul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea. jkm7290@empal.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatitis, chronic;
Aneurysm, false;
Portal vein;
Chronic diseases
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm, False;
Arteries;
Chronic Disease;
Female;
Hepatic Artery;
Humans;
Pancreatitis, Chronic;
Portal Vein;
Thrombosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;58(4):399-403
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A pseudoaneurysm is an uncommon but important life threatening complication of chronic pancreatitis. The arteries most commonly affected by a pseudoaneurysm are (in decreasing percent occurrence), the splenic (40%), gastroduodenal (30%), pancreaticoduodenal (20%), gastric (5%), hepatic (2%), and others (superior mesenteric, jejunal, ileocecal, and aorta) (1-3%). Thrombosis of the splenic or portal vein is another important complication of chronic pancreatitis. In this case report, we present a rare complication in the form of a right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm which developed within the thrombosed right portal vein of a 35-year-old woman afflicted with chronic pancreatitis.
