Hemosuccus pancreatitis due to a ruptured splenic artery pseudoaneurysm - diagnosis and endovascular management

Authors

  • Sharandran Chandra Mohan
  • Sivasubramanian Srinivasan
  • Paul See Poh Lye
  • Raymond Chung
  • Suresh Khanna Natarajan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v14i5.3938

Keywords:

Hemosuccus pancreatitis, Hemosuccus pancreaticus, Pancreas, Pancreatitis, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Pseudoaneurysm

Abstract

Hemosuccus pancreatitis is a rare and potentially fatal cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding characterized by hemorrhage from the ampulla of Vater via the pancreatic duct. In this case, a patient with chronic pancreatitis on a background of chronic alcoholism is found to have a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm that was bleeding into the pancreatic duct. This was identified on contrast-enhanced computed tomography imaging and successfully managed via microcoil embolization.

Author Biographies

Sharandran Chandra Mohan

Resident, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Sivasubramanian Srinivasan

Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Paul See Poh Lye

Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Raymond Chung

Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Suresh Khanna Natarajan

Resident, Department of Surgery

Published

2020-05-20

Issue

Section

Gastrointestinal Radiology