Korean J Gastroenterol.  2007 Oct;50(4):265-270.

Hemobilia from Pancreatic Arteriovenous Malformation: Successful Treatment with Transportal Coil Embolization of Draining Veins

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
  • 2Department of Radiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea. angio@uuh.ulsan.kr
  • 3Department of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.

Abstract

Pancreatic arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are extremely rare diseases frequently complicated by gastrointestinal hemorrhage. While surgical resection of affected lesion is preferred for the treatment of pancreatic AVM, angiographic intervention can be used as an alternative treatment, especially in surgically high-risk patients. We experienced a patient with pancreatic AVM manifested by hemobilia and biliary sepsis. Superior mesenteric and common hepatic arteriography showed pancreaticoduodenal AVM composed of nidus supplied by numerous fine feeding arteries and of draining veins encircling the common bile duct (CBD). Hemobilia was controlled by transportal coil embolization of draining veins of AVM around the CBD. Herein, we report this case with the review of literatures.

Keyword

Pancreas; Arteriovenous malformation; Hemobilia; Embolization

MeSH Terms

Arteriovenous Malformations/pathology/*therapy
Duodenoscopy
*Embolization, Therapeutic
Hemobilia/etiology/pathology/*therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreas/*blood supply
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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