Successful Embolization of Posterior Inferior Pancreaticoduodenal Artery Pseudoaneurysm on the Grounds of Chronic Pancreatitis—Case Report and Literature Review
Milica Mitrovic,
Vladimir Dugalic,
Jelena Kovac,
Boris Tadic,
Stefan Milosevic,
Borivoje Lukic,
Nebojsa Lekic,
Vladimir Cvetic
Affiliations
Milica Mitrovic
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Vladimir Dugalic
Department for HPB Surgery, Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Koste Todorovica Street, No. 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Jelena Kovac
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Boris Tadic
Department for HPB Surgery, Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Koste Todorovica Street, No. 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Stefan Milosevic
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Borivoje Lukic
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Nebojsa Lekic
Department for HPB Surgery, Clinic for Digestive Surgery, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Koste Todorovica Street, No. 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Vladimir Cvetic
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Pancreatic pseudoaneurysm is a rare but life-threatening clinical entity. In this paper, we present a case of a 74-year-old man, who was admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of an acute on chronic pancreatitis complicated by walled-off-pancreatic-necrosis, with subsequent development of peripancreatic pseudoaneurysm. After initial conservative management, the patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital. However, he soon returned feeling anxious due to a pulsatile abdominal mass. Abdominal Color–Doppler examination, CT scan, and angiography revealed large pancreatic necrotic collection in the total size of 9 cm, with centrally enhancing area of 3.5 cm that corresponded to pseudoaneurysm originating from the posterior pancreaticoduodenal vascular arcade. Considering the size, location of the pseudoaneurysm, feeding vessel, and poor general patients condition, we opted for minimally invasive treatment. Pseudoaneurysm was successfully managed by endovascular coil embolization, i.e., “sandwich technique”.
