Post written by Edward Villa, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Illinois at Chicago Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA. We present a case of a patient with recurrent GI bleeding with a previously treated splenic arterial pseudoaneurysm with residual pseudoaneurysm. Using an EUS-guided embolization with thrombin and cyanoacrylate glue without coils, we …
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Post written by Guru Trikudanathan, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Visceral artery pseudoaneurysm (PSA) after necrotizing pancreatitis (NP) arises from enzymatic degradation of the arterial wall by the pancreatic enzymes or infection, direct erosion by necrosis, or traumatic injury to small arteries during interventions resulting …
Post written by Malay Sharma, MD, DM, from the Jaswant Rai Specialty Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. A 20-year-old man presented with right-upper quadrant abdominal pain for 2 months. He had undergone Ultrasound (US)-guided aspiration of a liver abscess 2 months previous. US of the abdomen showed a hepatic artery aneurysm. CT angiography (abdomen) confirmed …
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Shuntaro Mukai from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Tokyo Medical University in Tokyo, Japan describes this VideoGIE case "Pulsating pseudoaneurysm in a walled-off necrosis." Our video case describes a pulsating pseudoaneurysm in the cavity of a walled-off necrosis (WON) diagnosed by endoscopy through a fully-covered biflanged metal stent (BFMS). Subsequently, the pseudoaneurysm was …
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