A Case of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis due to Pancreatic Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Author:
Jong Kyoung CHOI
1
;
Sang Hyub LEE
;
Min Sun KWAK
;
Jai Hwan KIM
;
Eun Sun JANG
;
Sung Wook HWANG
;
Jin Hyeok HWANG
;
Li Jin JOO
;
Yoo Seok YOON
;
Hae Ryoung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea. gidoctor@snubh.org
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pancreatitis;
Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation
- MeSH:
Amylases;
Arteriovenous Malformations;
Drinking;
Humans;
Lipase;
Middle Aged;
Pancreatectomy;
Pancreatitis
- From:Gut and Liver
2010;4(1):135-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is an extremely rare condition with various clinical manifestations. We report herein a case of recurrent acute pancreatitis due to pancreatic AVM in a 49-year-old man. This patient presented with epigastric pain that had developed after consuming alcohol 2 days prior to admission. Serum amylase and lipase levels were elevated and computed tomography revealed focal low-attenuation lesions with peripancreatic infiltrations in the pancreatic tail and multiple collateral vessels around the low-attenuation lesions. He was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and pancreatic AVM. Although he had stopped drinking after the first attack of acute pancreatitis, his pancreatitis recurred twice within 3 months. He underwent a distal pancreatectomy after the third attack of acute pancreatitis. He was free of symptoms for 2 years after the pancreatectomy.
