Necrosis of the tail of pancreas following proximal splenic artery embolization

Splenic rupture following transcatheter arterial embolization of splenic artery pseudoaneurysm caused by acute pancreatitis.

A 32-year-old man visited our emergency department complaining of severe left upper quadrant abdominal pain. He had history of alcoholic acute pancreatitis complicated with multiple peripancreatic pseudocysts and splenic vein thrombosis with splenic artery pseudoaneurysm and obliteration of the pseudoaneurysm was done by transarterial coil embolization 6 months ago. An abdominal computerized to...

Proximal splenic arterial embolization may also result in pancreatic necrosis.

Distal pancreatectomy for spontaneous rupture of the splenic artery.

Two patients with haemoperitoneum due to spontaneous haemorrhage near the tail of the pancreas are described. One patient presented acutely with epigastric pain and was found to be bleeding from the main trunk of the splenic artery. The other presented with a prolonged history of epigastric pain culminating in a haematemesis and was found to have a partially organized haematoma in the tail of t...

Gastric Bleeding After Laparoscopic Spleen-Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy

Introduction: Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy for tumors of the pancreatic body and tail is becoming increasingly established at hepato-pancreato-biliary surgical departments worldwide. Spleen preservation is only recommended in benign or borderline lesions of the pancreas. We present a rare complication after laparoscopic spleenpreserving distal pancreatectomy. Case Descri...

Outcomes of proximal versus distal splenic artery embolization after trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the outcomes after angioembolization in blunt trauma patients with splenic injuries and to examine specifically the impact of the technique used. Studies evaluating adult trauma patients who sustained blunt splenic injuries managed by angioembolization were systematically evaluated. The following data were required for incl...