Transcatheter embolization of pancreatic arteriovenous malformation associated with recurrent acute pancreatitis

Abstract

Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is extremely rare; even rarer is its association with pancreatitis. The authors report a case of PAVM causing recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis in a 46-year-old male. Patient refused surgery and was treated with transcatheter arterial embolization using liquid embolic agent (mixture of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate glue and lipiodol), which resulted in a significant decrease in the size of the PAVM.

Keywords

• embolization
• lipiodol
• pancreatic arteriovenous malformation
• pancreatitis