Haemosuccus pancreaticus due to true splenic artery aneurysm: a rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Haemosuccus pancreaticus due to true splenic artery aneurysm: a rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding

“Haemosuccus pancreaticus” is an unusual cause of severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding and results from rupture of splenic artery aneurysm into the pancreatic duct. More commonly, it is a pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery which develops as sequelae of pancreatitis. However, true aneurysm of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: MK Roy, SK Dubey, S Sadhu, S Sarkar, R Verma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010-07-01
Series:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
pseudoaneurysm
splenic
artery
hepatobiliary
bleeding
haemosuccus pancreaticus
Online Access:http://jscr.co.uk/2010/07/hepatobiliary-surgery/haemosuccus-pancreaticus-due-to-true-splenic-artery-aneurysm-a-rare-cause-of-massive-upper-gastrointestinal-bleeding/

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