Clinical Case Reports (Sep 2021)

A case of emergency pancreatoduodenectomy for bleeding from the duodenal mucosa due to arteriovenous malformation of the pancreatic head

  • Masaki Kitazono,
  • Makoto Fujita,
  • Katsugi Katsue,
  • Naotaka Ikeda,
  • Tomohiro Oyama,
  • Mayumi Eguchi,
  • Go Kamimura,
  • Rikiya Sato,
  • Shuichiro Uchiyama,
  • Ryoichi Toyosaki,
  • Toyokuni Suenaga

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4824
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 9
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract A rare case of bleeding from the duodenal mucosa due to arteriovenous malformation of the pancreatic head is reported. Caution needs to be observed, then excision may be necessary since noninvasive treatment such as coil embolization is not enough for complete hemostasis when patient suddenly decompensates.

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