Treatment of arteriovenous malformation of the pancreas: a case report

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Jan;22(1):116-20. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32832eb6b9.

Abstract

Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare disease, generally asymptomatic, but sometimes complicated by gastrointestinal bleeding or pancreatitis. We report a case of a 55-year-old man presenting with a large pancreatic AVM. The diagnosis was obtained on a computed tomography scan. A treatment by transarterial embolization was carried out successfully. Selective arterial embolization of pancreatic AVM can represent an effective treatment in the first intention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreas / blood supply*
  • Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed