Management of bleeding pseudoaneurysm of gastroduodenal artery secondary to chronic pancreatitis

Med J Malaysia. 2013 Jun;68(3):271-2.

Abstract

A bleeding pseudoaneurysm of the peripancreatic artery can present with massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. History of pancreatitis and urgent imaging are crucial in the making of the diagnosis. Here, we report a patient with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis presented with ruptured pseudoaneurysm of gastroduodenal artery (GDA). He was treated with percutaneous angiographic embolisation.

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False* / therapy
  • Arteries
  • Chronic Disease
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Pancreatitis, Chronic*