Three cases of massive bleeding from pancreatic pseudocysts.

Background: Intracystic bleeding is an infrequent but potentially lethal complication of pancreatic pseudocyst. Early preoperative diagnosis is an important aspect of effective management.

Case Outlines: Three patients presented with bleeding into a pancreatic pseudocyst.

Transcatheter endovascular therapy of a traumatic common hepatic artery aneurysm.

Dilemma was encountered regarding diagnosis and treatment when a farmer presented with a progressively increasing pulsatile abdominal mass and signs of obstructive jaundice. A computerized tomographic scan reported it to be a pancreatic pathology, but angiographically it was found to be a large aneurysm arising from the common hepatic artery. Surgery was thought to be highly risky; therefore, a transcatheter technique was successfully applied to tackle this life-threatening situation.