Pancreatic Pseudoaneurysm Presenting As Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding

• Authors: Stanisĺaw Dąbrowiecki , Andrzej Kapała , Edyta Zwolińska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A pancreatic pseudoaneurysm is a rare vascular malformation within the pancreas or in its immediate vicinity, resulting from vessel wall damage due to acute or chronic pancreatitis. Rupture of such malformation leads to a life-threatening hemorrhage. The treatment requires a precise and early diagnosis, indicating the need for surgical or conservative intervention.In this paper, a rare case of a pseudoaneurysm of the pancreaticoduodenal artery causing recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding and portal hypertension is presented. The malformation was discovered by Doppler ultrasound and computed angiotomography of the abdomen, and the diagnosis was confirmed upon surgical intervention. The bleeding vessel was closed by a stick tie from within the pseudoaneury-sm lumen. The portal hypertension was relieved by a partial resection of the pseudoaneurysm and the fibrosed pancreas. The postoperative course was uneventful.A summary has been made of the available reports on pancreatitis complication presenting as fluid spaces and the causes of GI bleeding in the course of this disease have been reviewed.

Keywords

EN

pancreatic pseudoaneurysm; recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding; surgical treatment; casuistic case

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 681-687

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2008

online

4 - 5 - 2010

Contributors

author

Stanisĺaw Dąbrowiecki

• Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz

author

Andrzej Kapała

• Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz

author

Edyta Zwolińska

• Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-008-0097-z