Hemosuccus pancreaticus in a patient with celiac trunk aneurysm.
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چکیده
Celiac artery aneurysm associated with hemosuccus pancreaticus is extremely rare. We herein present a 67-year-old man with a large celiac artery aneurysm presenting with intermittent massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to connection of aneurysm with a blood-filled pancreatic duct who was successfully operated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of hemosuccus pancreaticus due to celiac artery trunk aneurysm.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of Iranian medicine
دوره 11 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008