Management and outcome of bleeding pseudoaneurysm associated with chronic pancreatitis

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 2 Management of, and results for, bleeding pseudoaneurysms in the 9 patients with chronic pancreatitis

Case/sex/age (years)	Initial treatment	Associated pseudocyst	Rebleeding	Secondary treatment	Length of follow-up (months)	Outcome
1/M/59	A	No	No	No	57	S
2/M/33	TG, L	No	No	No	38	S
3/M/46	E	Yes*	Yes	E^‡, L, ED	4	D
4/F/71	E	No	Yes	E	18	S
5/M/36	Nearly TP, Sp	No	No	No	50	S
6/M/33	DP⁺	Yes*	Yes	E^‡, L, ED	87	S
7/M/28	DP, Sp	Yes⁺	No	GC⁺	15	S
8/M/38	A, ED	Yes⁺	No	RD	51	S
9/M/35	DP, Sp	Yes	No	No	10	S

A, resection of pseudoaneurysm and arteriorrhaphy; TG, total gastrectomy; TP, total pancreatectomy; Sp, splenectomy; DP, distal pancreatectomy; E, embolization; L, arterial ligation; ED, external drainage; GC, gastrocystostomy; RD, revision of drained tube; S, survived; D, died
*, after intervention; +, recurrent, ‡, embolization failure

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