Open AccessHemosuccus Pancreaticus in Chronic Pancreatitis: An Uncommon Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Author(s) -
William Lee,
Sunny QiHuang,
Zaid Ahmed,
Salman Shah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.25259/jcis_169_2020
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , splenic artery , pancreatitis , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , gastrointestinal bleeding , embolization , pancreatic duct , radiology , gastroduodenal artery , shock (circulatory) , gastroenterology , surgery , artery , endoscopy , aneurysm
We present a case of a 69-year-old female who arrived in hemorrhagic shock with symptoms of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Imaging on admission was diagnostic of a large splenic artery pseudoaneurysm, which was presumed to have bled into the pancreatic duct given clinical symptoms of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated with coil embolization resulting in resolution of clinical symptoms.