Open AccessGastrointestinal bleeding in a pancreatic arteriovenous malformation successfully treated by transarterial embolization
Author(s) -
D. Ferreras,
David Ruíz de Angulo,
F.S Bueno
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.6518/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , transarterial embolization , arteriovenous malformation , embolization , gastrointestinal bleeding , radiology , surgery
Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a rare case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), but it must be recognized in clinical practice, as it may be a potentially lethal condition in case of rupture and haemorrhage. This anatomic alteration is extremely rare as less than a hundred cases are reported in the scientific literature. The aim of this work is to report a case of PAVM presented as upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) and successfully treated by transarterial embolization.