GASTRODUODENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM AND CHRONI C-PANCREATITIS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

A cast of pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery due to chronic p ancreatitis is reported. Pancreatitis causing splanchnic arterial aneu rysm is more likely to affect the splenic artery than the gastroduoden al artery. Ten percent of cases of chronic pancreatitis are associated with splanchnic aneurysm. Hemorrhage occurs in 50% of cases. Color Do ppler ultrasound is the best diagnostic tool, indicating the need for coeliac arteriography. In our case report, transcatheter embolization was performed with stainless steel coils and the pseudoaneurysm was su ccessfully occluded.