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- JinHua Cui, YaMan Liu, and Jian Li.
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde City, Hebei Province, China.
- Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Dec 2; 101 (48): e32123e32123.
BackgroundGastrointestinal bleeding caused by a ruptured pancreatic pseudoaneurysm is rare, and a pseudoaneurysm of the posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery is especially rare. A 68-year-old man was hospitalized after presenting intermittent black stools and dyspnea accompanied by severe anemia. Angiographic examination revealed that Pseudoaneurysm of the posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery.MethodsAngiography was performed and revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery. Subsequently, a blood transfusion and endovascular embolization were performed.ResultsThe patient's gastrointestinal bleeding stopped, and the hemoglobin level remained stable. During 1 year of follow-up, the patient remained in a generally good condition.Conclusionposterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery pseudoaneurysmIt is rare and difficult to diagnose, gastrointestinal bleeding is a serious complication, vascular interventional embolization is effective.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
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