Arterial Pseudoaneurysm Associated with Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report

Am J Case Rep. 2017 Feb 24:18:198-202. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.900790.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Pseudoaneurysm is a rare vascular complication in pancreas transplantation. This complication develops from a disruption of the arterial continuity, usually related to trauma, infection, vasculitis, or complications in vascular procedures. CASE REPORT A 43-year-old man underwent simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation for end-stage renal disease. He subsequently developed acute pancreatitis and acute kidney cellular rejection as late complications, thus returning to hemodialysis. A new, uneventful kidney transplantectomy and living donor kidney transplant was performed. One year after the last transplant, the patient presented with moderate abdominal pain, fever, and a pulsatile tumor located in the right iliac fossa. A pseudoaneurysm located in the pancreatic Y graft was observed. The patient was treated using an endovascular and surgical approach. CONCLUSIONS A combined procedure using an endovascular and surgical approach promoted a good vascular control with a lower risk of bleeding in a rare case of pseudoaneurysm in a transplant patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery / surgery*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery*
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Pancreas Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Reoperation
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome