Transcatheter Arterial Embolization with N-Butyl 2-Cyanoacrylate for Ruptured Pseudoaneurysm of Gastroduodenal Artery Complicated by Traumatic Pancreatitis: report of a case

A patient presented abdominal pseudoaneurysm after traumatic pancreatitis. Computed tomography and visceral arterial angiography showed a ruptured pseudoaneurysm at gastroduodenal artery (GDA). Superselective transcatheter arterial embolization of the pseudoaneurysm was performed by applying liquid adhesive suspension to stop bleeding. Bleeding pseudoaneurysm is a rare, but potentially a life-threatening complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Arteriographic embolization of visceral artery pseudoaneurysms is a safe and highly effective technique for the identification and treatment of hemorrhage.