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  • A 57-year-old man with a history of heavy drinking sought emergency care for chest pain and had worsening anemia linked to his diabetes and hypertension.
  • His CT scan revealed hemobilia and chronic pancreatitis, leading to endoscopic drainage due to cholangitis complications.
  • The healthcare team diagnosed him with a ruptured pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysm, performed embolization to stop the bleeding, and confirmed successful treatment with follow-up imaging.

Article Abstract

A 57-year-old man with a history of excessive drinking presented to our emergency department complaining of chest discomfort. He had been attending a clinic for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, at which he had been informed that he had anemia that was worsening. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed hemobilia and chronic pancreatitis. Due to complicated cholangitis, endoscopic nasobiliary drainage was performed, and a contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan showed a pancreaticoduodenal aneurysm close to the common bile duct. We diagnosed a ruptured pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysm causing hemobilia, and performed selective transcatheter arterial embolization with intravascular microcoils. Complete occlusion of the aneurysm was confirmed on follow-up CT.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11405/nisshoshi.113.680DOI Listing

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