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- Splenic artery pseudoaneurysms can occur in about 10% of patients with acute pancreatitis.
- They should be suspected in cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding when no clear cause is identified.
- Diagnosis can be confirmed through a CT scan showing a contrast-enhanced lesion near a suspected pseudocyst.
Article Abstract
Splenic artery pseudoaneurysms develop in as many as 10% of patients with acute pancreatitis. The diagnosis should be suspected in patients with pancreatitis who develop either upper gastrointestinal bleeding without an obvious cause or in whom a contrast-enhanced lesion is demonstrated within or adjacent to a suspected pseudocyst as determined by computed tomography scan.
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