Gastroduodenal Artery Pseudoaneurysm as a Complication of Pancreatitis Presenting with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed
Published: August 1, 2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/45787.15282
Gursimran Nayyar, Ashish Behera
1. Senior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Ashish Behera,
4th Floor, Nehru Hospital, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012, India.
E-mail: drashishbehera@gmail.com
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.
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