Gastrointestinal bleeding in a pancreatic arteriovenous malformation successfully treated by transarterial embolization

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2020 Jun;112(6):505-506. doi: 10.17235/reed.2020.6518/2019.

Abstract

Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a rare case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), but it must be recognized in clinical practice, as it may be a potentially lethal condition in case of rupture and haemorrhage. This anatomic alteration is extremely rare as less than a hundred cases are reported in the scientific literature. The aim of this work is to report a case of PAVM presented as upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) and successfully treated by transarterial embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Malformations* / complications
  • Arteriovenous Malformations* / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Malformations* / therapy
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Pancreas / diagnostic imaging