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  • Title: Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage in pancreatitis secondary to visceral artery aneurysms.
    Author: de Filippi VJ, Vargish T, Block GE.
    Journal: Am Surg; 1992 Oct; 58(10):618-21. PubMed ID: 1416434.
    Abstract:
    Thirty-six pancreatic patients with massive gastrointestinal bleeding have now been identified as having pancreaticoduodenal and gastroduodenal artery aneurysms as causative. In the past decade, seven of the patients have been encountered at the authors' institution and seven presented in the literature. Of these 14, there was a predilection for men (85%) with an average age of 48.1 years, who had complications of pancreatitis (75%), that is, abscess or pseudocyst. Eleven of these patients underwent surgery with an 81 per cent survival rate. Previous reports had shown a 47 per cent survival rate in 19 similar patients. Embolization of the aneurysm was attempted in four patients with two successes. The authors believe that early diagnosis by arteriography and early operative intervention were responsible for the improved survival. A high index of suspicion in this patient population is crucial for early diagnosis and improvement in survival.
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