Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in detection and follow-up of pancreaticoduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm: a case report.
- Author:
Lu-yao ZHOU
1
;
Xiao-yan XIE
;
Dong CHEN
;
Ming-de LÜ
Author Information
1. Institute of Ultrasonic Diagnosis and Interventional Ultrasound, Department of Ultrasonics, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm, False;
diagnostic imaging;
Duodenum;
blood supply;
diagnostic imaging;
Humans;
Male;
Pancreas;
blood supply;
diagnostic imaging;
Ultrasonography
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2011;124(17):2792-2794
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pancreaticoduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm is one kind of rare splanchnic artery aneurysm. Hemorrhage from the lesion could be life-threatening. We present a case which color Doppler ultrasound and computed tomography angiography (CTA) only showed pancreatic pseudocyst on the background of chronic pancreatitis at first, but contrast-enhanced ultrasound detected blood flow in the pseudocyst and a pancreaticoduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm was worked up several days after. Finally, the pancreaticoduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm was confirmed by digital subtracted angiography. It might suggest the potential advantage of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluating this kind of disease in comparison of CTA.
