Open AccessGastroduodenal Artery Pseudoaneurysm as a Complication of Pancreatitis Presenting with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed
Author(s) -
Gursimran Nayyar,
Ashish Behera
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2021/45787.15282
Subject(s) - pseudoaneurysm , medicine , pancreatitis , complication , digital subtraction angiography , bleed , gastroduodenal artery , radiology , splenic artery , surgery , gastrointestinal bleeding , asymptomatic , artery , angiography
Chronic pancreatitis is associated with an uncommon but important complication, the formation of the pseudoaneurysm with an incidence of 10%. The splenic artery is the most common artery affected by pseudoaneurysm. A 55-year-old male patient with pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery, an unusual complication of chronic pancreatitis. He presented with haematemesisf and was managed with transfusion of blood and blood products and coil embolisation with the help of digital subtraction angiography. Pseudoaneurysms are one of the rare but important complications of chronic pancreatitis which requires treatment even if they are asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed on imaging. A history suggestive of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a case of pancreatitis requires adequate evaluation for source of the bleeding.