Abstract
Bleeding is a rare complication of pancreatic pseudocyst. We describe an exceptional case of necrotizing pseudocyst with mediastinal extension providing cataclysmic oesophageal haemorrhage. The patient was successfully treated by adequate endoscopic, radiological and surgical management.
Keywords:
Arteriography; Chronic pancreatitis; Embolization; Oesophageal haemorrhage; Pseudocyst.
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MeSH terms
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Angiography
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Esophageal Diseases / etiology*
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pancreatectomy
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Pancreatic Pseudocyst / complications*
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Pancreatic Pseudocyst / surgery
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Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / complications*
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Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / surgery
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Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / complications*
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Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed