Recurrent Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage due to Hemosuccus Pancreaticus from True Splenic Artery Aneurysm
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Haemosuccus pancreaticus due to true splenic artery aneurysm: a rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding
"Haemosuccus pancreaticus" is an unusual cause of severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding and results from rupture of splenic artery aneurysm into the pancreatic duct. More commonly, it is a pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery which develops as sequelae of pancreatitis. However, true aneurysm of the splenic artery without pancreatitis has rarely been incriminated as the etiologic factor of this...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1738-9364,2289-0769
DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2016.90.5.421