Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Thrombin Injection as First-Line Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudoaneurysm

Journal Article · Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-006-0174-9· OSTI ID:21090981

McErlean, Aoife; Looby, Seamus

Pancreatic pseudoaneurysms are a rare but potentially fatal complication of pancreatitis. Surgical intervention and transcatheter embolization are not always feasible therapeutic options. In this report we present a case of a pseudoaneurysm secondary to pancreatitis which, despite being angiographically invisible, was successfully embolized with a single ultrasound-guided percutaneous injection of thrombin.

• OSTI ID: 21090981
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 30, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-006-0174-9; Copyright (c) 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.; www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
INJECTION
PANCREAS
SURGERY
THROMBIN
VASCULAR DISEASES