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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Nov 15, 2023; 15(11): 2041-2048
Published online Nov 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i11.2041
Published online Nov 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i11.2041
Pancreatic pseudoaneurysm mimicking pancreatic tumor: A case report and review of literature
Yuan Yang, Xue-Mei Liu, Hong-Ping Li, Rui Xie, Bi-Guang Tuo, Hui-Chao Wu, Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
Author contributions: Yang Y drafted the manuscript and collected data; Liu XM and Li HP diagnosed the patient; Xie R and Wu HC performed the operation; Tuo BG and Wu HC guided the operation and revised the manuscript; All authors have approved the final draft submitted.
Supported by Guizhou Provincial Basic Research Program (Natural Science) , No. QIAN KE HE JI CHU-ZK (2023) YI BAN 558 ; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Ministry of Education , No. 2020-39 .
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Corresponding author: Hui-Chao Wu, MD, Chief Physician, Professor, Department of Gastro
Received: August 31, 2023
Peer-review started: August 31, 2023
First decision: September 23, 2023
Revised: October 4, 2023
Accepted: October 23, 2023
Article in press: October 23, 2023
Published online: November 15, 2023
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Peer-review started: August 31, 2023
First decision: September 23, 2023
Revised: October 4, 2023
Accepted: October 23, 2023
Article in press: October 23, 2023
Published online: November 15, 2023
Processing time: 76 Days and 8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Pancreatic pseudoaneurysm is a rare vascular complication of chronic pancreatitis, and the most commonly used clinical screening methods are computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We report an even rarer case of an intrapancreatic pseudoaneurysm that mimicked a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor on the axial view of contrast-enhanced CT and MRI. Finally, the diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopic ultrasonography; the patient was successfully treated with angiographic embolization. The imaging findings of pancreatic pseudoaneurysm mimicking pancreatic tumor is a concern.