PSEUDOANEURYSM SECONDARY TO PANCREATITIS PRESENTING AS GI BLEEDING

Citation
T. Waslen et al., PSEUDOANEURYSM SECONDARY TO PANCREATITIS PRESENTING AS GI BLEEDING, Abdominal imaging, 23(3), 1998, pp. 318-321
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
ISSN journal
09428925
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
318 - 321
Database
ISI
SICI code
0942-8925(1998)23:3<318:PSTPPA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Pseudoaneurysm formation is a rare but potentially devastating complic ation of pancreatitis. It can be diagnosed by using various imaging mo dalities including computer tomography, ultrasound, and angiography an d should be entertained in any patient with a history of pancreatitis. We present the imaging findings in three patients with pseudoaneurysm formation secondary to pancreatitis who initially presented with gast rointestinal bleeding.