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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2013; 19(45): 8435-8439
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8435
Endovascular pseudoaneurysm repair after distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection
Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, Yasuo Shima, Yoshihiro Noda, Shingo Hosoki, Yasuhiro Hata, Takehiro Okabayashi, Akihito Kozuki, Toshio Nakamura
Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, Yasuo Shima, Takehiro Okabayashi, Akihito Kozuki, Toshio Nakamura, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Kochi city, Kochi 781-8555, Japan
Yoshihiro Noda, Yasuhiro Hata, Department of Radiology, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Kochi, Kochi 781-8555, Japan
Shingo Hosoki, Department of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Kochi, Kochi 781-8555, Japan
Author contributions: Sumiyoshi T, Shima Y, Noda Y, Hosoki S, Hata Y, Okabayashi T, Kozuki A and Nakamura T wrote the paper.
Supported by The Kochi Organization for Medical Reformation and Renewal
Correspondence to: Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kochi Health Sciences Center, 2125 Ike, Kochi city, Kochi 781-8555, Japan. tasu050520@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: March 8, 2013
Revised: April 19, 2013
Accepted: June 1, 2013
Published online: December 7, 2013
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Core Tip

Core tip: Erosive hemorrhage due to pseudoaneurysm is one of the most life-threatening complications after pancreatectomy. Here, we report an extremely rare case of rupture of a pseudoaneurysm of the common hepatic artery stump that developed after distal pancreatectomy with en block celiac axis resection. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated through covered stent placement via the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery.