Open AccessHepatic artery pseudoaneurysm after surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer: Minimally invasive angiographic techniques as the preferred treatment
Author(s) -
Iswanto Sucandy,
Michael L. Nussbaum
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.134377
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , pancreaticoduodenectomy , radiology , gastroduodenal artery , angiography , common hepatic artery , superior mesenteric artery , surgery , artery , aneurysm , resection
Delayed intra-abdominal bleeding related to hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm is a potentially lethal complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer. Locally advanced tumors, which result in vessel erosion or extensive operative skeletonization, may contribute to weakness of the arterial wall. Reoperation is often technically difficult with high rate of mortality; therefore, alternative less invasive options are ideal.