Year: 1986
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Gasiroititestinal hemorrhage is common in patients with chronic pancreatitis. The bleeding source is usually the mucosa ofthe stomach and duodenum. Gastroduodenal artery ancurysms in patients with pancreatitis are rare, but frequently present with massive upper intestinal bleeding. We present a case of recurrent occult and overt gastrointestinal bleeding over a t-year period in a patient with a clinically silent pancreatic pseudocyst. The final diagnosis was established by endoscopic visualization of bleeding from the ampulla of Vater. The natural history and the approach to diagnosis and treatment of peripancreatic pseudoaneurysms is reviewed.
Source: PubMed
Authors: J S Sams, T T Nostrant, F P Agha, D M Williams
Institution: University of Michigan
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2165560730