Hemosuccus Pancreaticus and Obstructive Jaundice: Two Rare Complications of Chronic Pancreatitis Treated by Arterial Embolization

Abstract

The formation of a peripancreatic pseudoaneurysm is a rare and serious complication of chronic pancreatitis. In this report, we present the case of a 56-year-old male with a history of alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis resulting in both hemosuccus pancreaticus and obstructive jaundice due to a pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery that was treated successfully by angiographic coiling.

Zusammenfassung

Die Ausbildung eines peripankreatischen Pseudoaneurysmas stellt eine seltene und gefährliche Komplikation einer chronischen Pankreatitis dar. Wir berichten über den Fall eines 56-jährigen Mannes mit rezidivierenden Episoden einer chronischen Pankreatitis äthyltoxischer Genese in der Vorgeschichte, bei dem es aufgrund eines Pseudoaneurysmas der A. gastroduodenalis sowohl zu einer Blutung aus dem Pankreasgang als auch zu einem Verschlussikterus gekommen war. Durch angiografisches Coiling konnte der Patient erfolgreich therapiert werden.

Key words

hemosuccus pancreaticus - pseudoaneurysm - chronic pancreatitis - biliary obstruction

Schlüsselwörter

Haemosuccus pancreaticus - Pseudoaneurysma - chronische Pankreatitis - obstruktive Cholestase

Publication History

Received: 27 January 2021

Accepted: 30 January 2021

Article published online:
16 March 2021

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