Rupture of splenic artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with massive upper gastrointestinal bleed - 02/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00872-8
Dharmesh J. Balsarkar, M.S. a, b, ⁎ 
, Mohan A. Joshi, M.S. a
, Mohan A. Joshi, M.S. a a Department of General Surgery and Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400022, India
b C-501, Bafna Apartments, Moghul Lane, Mahim, Mumbai 400016, India
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +91-022-4361157; fax: +91-022-4076100
Abstract |
Splenic artery pseudoaneurysms develop in as many as 10% of patients with acute pancreatitis. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with pancreatitis who develop either upper gastrointestinal bleeding without an obvious cause or in whom a contrast-enhanced lesion is demonstrated within or adjacent to a suspected pseudocyst as determined by computed tomography scan.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm, Rupture, Gastrointestinal bleeding
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Vol 183 - N° 2
P. 197-198 - février 2002 Retour au numéro
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