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Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient with calculous cholecystitis: A case report
- Source :
- World Journal of Clinical Cases
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2019.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND Pancreaticoduodenal artery (PDA) aneurysms are extremely rare. The complicated clinical presentations and high incidence of rupture make it difficult to diagnose and treat. PDA pseudoaneurysms often rupture into the gastrointestinal tract and result in life-threatening gastrointestinal hemorrhage. CASE SUMMARY A 69-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to right upward abdominal pain. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated acute cholecystitis and cholecystolithiasis. Percutaneous gallbladder drainage was performed subsequently. He was discharged after 3 d and readmitted to hospital for cholecystectomy as arranged 1 mo later. A repeat CT scan revealed an emerging enhancing mass between the pancreatic head and the descending duodenum. Then, he suffered hematochezia and hemorrhagic shock suddenly. Emergency percutaneous angiogram was performed and selective catheterization of the superior mesenteric artery demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm in the inferior PDA. Coil embolization was performed and his clinical condition improved quickly after embolization and blood transfusion. He underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and was discharged from hospital after surgery under satisfactory conditions. CONCLUSION PDA pseudoaneurysms are uncommon. Acute haemorrhage is a severe complication of pseudoaneurysm with high mortality which clinicians should pay attention to.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Calculous cholecystitis
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Coil embolization
General Medicine
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
medicine.disease
Surgery
03 medical and health sciences
Pseudoaneurysm
Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm
0302 clinical medicine
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine.artery
Case report
medicine
Cholecystitis
cardiovascular system
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
cardiovascular diseases
business
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23078960
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 18
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Journal of Clinical Cases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7676bb644a8c91f2f2389c3b4e429974