Treatment of pancreatic pseudoaneurysm with percutaneous transabdominal thrombin injection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Severe acute pancreatitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although rare, pancreatic pseudoaneurysm is a serious and often fatal complication of acute pancreatitis. This case report describes an alcoholic male patient with a psuedoaneurysm that was successfully treated with percutaneous transabdominal thrombin injection.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, False
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Pancreatitis, Alcoholic
- Thrombin