A Case of a Pseudoaneurysm in Chronic Pancreatitis.
- Author:
Jin A KIM
1
;
Mun Woo LEE
;
Seong Han JEONG
;
Won Jun CHOI
;
Seon Mee PARK
;
Sei Chin YOON
;
I Chan JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bleeding pseudoaneurysm;
Chronic pancreatitis;
Pancreatic pseudocyst
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm;
Aneurysm, False*;
Arteries;
Early Diagnosis;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Male;
Mortality;
Pancreatic Pseudocyst;
Pancreatitis, Chronic*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1998;18(2):276-280
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The bleeding pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition but one of the lethal complications in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Early diagnosis and emergent intervention can reduce mortality and promise better outcomes. We experienced a case of a bleeding pseudo- aneurysm in a chronic pancreatitis patient. The 44-year-old male was suffering from con- tinuous, vague epigastric pain and black tarry stool. An abdominal CT scan revealed a homogeneously enhancing round mass in the pancreatic pseudocyst, and celiac angi- ography found that a pseudoaneurysm had originated from the pancreaticoduodenal artery. The patient was treated with Whipple's operation and was later discharged, having improved in his condition.
