Endovascular treatment of a pseudoaneurysm of the posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery as a complication of chronic pancreatitis: a case report

J Int Med Res. 2022 Feb;50(2):3000605221083441. doi: 10.1177/03000605221083441.

Abstract

A pancreatic pseudoaneurysm is a rare but life-threatening clinical entity. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are of great clinical importance. We herein present an unusual case of a pseudoaneurysm of the posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery that developed as a complication of chronic pancreatitis. It was detected in a timely manner and successfully treated with minimally invasive endovascular therapy.

Keywords: Pancreatic pseudoaneurysm; angiography; chronic pancreatitis; minimally invasive treatment; pancreas; sandwich technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False* / etiology
  • Aneurysm, False* / surgery
  • Arteries
  • Embolization, Therapeutic* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Pancreas / blood supply
  • Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreas / surgery
  • Pancreatitis, Chronic* / complications