Rectal bleeding associated with chronic pancreatitis

HPB Surg. 1991;3(3):199-203. doi: 10.1155/1991/85468.

Abstract

Pseudocyst formation, with its attendant complications of compression, rupture, bleeding and fistula formation, is a well known complication of chronic pancreatitis. In 1966 Berne and Edmondson drew attention to the often fatal outcome of pancreatico-colonic fistula complicated by hemorrhage. We present two cases of this rare complication of chronic pancreatitis as defined by the Marseille classification.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chronic Disease
  • Colonic Diseases / complications
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula / complications
  • Male
  • Melena / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Fistula / complications
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / complications
  • Pancreatitis / complications*