Endovascular treatment of pseudoaneurysms secondary to chronic pancreatitis: reports of two cases

Abstract Pseudoaneurysm secondary to chronic pancreatitis is a rare complication, but one with a high mortality rate. It is etiologically associated with chronic pancreatitis, and most diagnoses are made after rupture, which manifests with clinical signs of acute hemorrhage. Computed tomography plays an important role in diagnosis, but digital subtraction angiography remains the gold-standard method for diagnostic confirmation and for treatment planning. This article describes two cases of pseudoaneurysm in patients with chronic alcoholic pancreatitis; one involving the splenic artery and the other the gastroduodenal artery, complicated by thoracic and abdominal bleeding respectively. Both were successfully treated, using minimally invasive endovascular methods to implant coils and stent-grafts.

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Main Authors:	Santos,Fabiana Seifert, Sousa,Karolaine Marcelina da Silva, Castro,Thiago Augusto Cadorin de, Coelho Neto,Felipe, Oliveira,Rodrigo Gomes de, Araujo,Walter Jr. Boim de, Santos,Lilian Cabral Pereira dos, Souza,Raquel Canzi Almada de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2018
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492018000100071
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