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Acquired pancreatic arteriovenous malformation

Open Access
|Sep 2015

Abstract

Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation is a rare vascular anomaly which may cause abdominal pain, acute pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding and portal hypertension. Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation is mostly congenital; however secondary pancreatic arteriovenous malformation due to pancreatitis has been suggested by some authors. We encountered a case which can confirm this presumption. Several imaging modalities are useful for the diagnosis of pancreatic arteriovenous malformation, especially dynamic contrast-enhanced studies. Angiography is the most important diagnostic tool because of the dynamic features of this vascular lesion. Treatment is advised and consists of surgical resection and/or transarterial embolization.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.863 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Published on: Sep 15, 2015
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2015 A Van Holsbeeck, I Dalle, K Geldof, L Verhaeghe, K Ramboer, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.