Case Report
Year: 2017 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 338-341
Hemosuccus Pancreaticus: A Rare Entity
B. Ananda Rama Rao1, Rama lakshmi. T.N2, P.Sai Kumar2
1Prof of Surgery, 2Resident in Surgery,
SVS Medical College, Mahabub Nagar Telangana 500902
Corresponding Author: B. Ananda Rama Rao
ABSTRACT
Hemosuccus pancreaticus, also named as Wirsungorrhagia or psuedohematobilia is a rare condition of intermittent hemorrhage from upper gastrointestinal tract. The source of bleeding is from a visceral aneurysm into main pancreatic duct in patients with chronic pancreatitis. It is a life threatening complication of pancreatitis and a significant diagnostic challenge due to its intermittent nature and rarity. This is a case of male patient with chronic pancreatitis presenting with hemosuccus pancreatitis from an aneurysm of splenic artery, treated successfully by distal pancreatectomy and spleenectomy.
Key words: Hemosuccus Pancreatitis Splenic artery aneurysm Splenectomy