Treatment of pancreatic pseudoaneurysm with percutaneous transabdominal thrombin injection.

Severe acute pancreatitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although rare, pancreatic pseudoaneurysm is a serious and often fatal complication of acute pancreatitis. This case report describes an alcoholic male patient with a psuedoaneurysm that was successfully treated with percutaneous transabdominal thrombin injection.