Case Report
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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2014; 6(8): 629-635
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i8.629
Table 1 Literature summary of peripancreatic pseudoaneurysms treated with percutaneous thrombin injection
Ref.Patient age (yr)Patient sexArteryNoSize (mm)TechniqueNeedleThrombinDose (IU)Immediate resultAdverse effectsRebleedingRetreatmentFollow-up (method)
Sparrow et al[18]50FGDA130US-guided22 GBovine1000SuccessNoNoNo8 wk (US)
Manazer et al[19]42MGDA130 × 30CT-guidedNot specifiedNot specified4000SuccessNoNoneNo10 wk (CT)
Armstrong et al[23]Not availableNot availableSMA1Not availableUS-guidedNot specifiedHuman750SuccessNot availableYes (two times in 6 mo)Thrombin injection6 mo (CT)
Geoghegan et al[17]24MGDA140 × 35CT-guided22 GNot specifiedNot specifiedSuccessMild abdominal painNoNo1 wk (CT)
Szopiński et al[24]49FSMA160 × 44 × 45US-guided (after failed TCE)Spinal needleBovine1600SuccessNoNoNo6 mo (US)
Ghassemi et al[26]77MSPDA151 × 46CT-guided (after failed TCE)22 GNot specified1300SuccessNoNoNo4 mo (CT)
Williams et al[25]55MIPDA130 × 15CT-guided22 GBovine1000SuccessNoNoNo9 mo (CT)
McErlean et al[9]46MGDA/PDA125 × 20US-guidedNot specifiedHumanNot specifiedSuccessNoNoNo3 mo (CT)
De Rosa et al[13]Not specifiedNot specifiedGDA/SMA2Not specifiedCT-guided (after failed TCE)Not specifiedBovine4500SuccessNot specifiedYes (24 h)Not known15 d (death for PE)
De Rosa et al[13]Not specifiedNot specifiedGDA/SMA1Not specifiedUS-guidedNot specifiedHuman400SuccessNot specifiedNoNoNot specified
Nicholson et al[15]Not specifiedNot specifiedGDA/SMA4Not specifiedCT-guidedNot specifiedNot specifiedNot specifiedSuccessNot specifiedYes (multiple)Thrombin injection6 mo (with CT)
Laganà et al[14]69MGDA150US-guided + coils22 GBovine2000SuccessNoYes (1 mo)Coils24 mo
Fankhauser et al[16]Not specifiedNot specifiedPDA2Not specifiedUS + fluoro-guidedNot specifiedNot specifiedNot specifiedSuccessNot specifiedNoNoUnknown (mean 524 d)
Present Case Report82FPDA120US-guided18 GHuman1000SuccessNoNoNo3 mo (US)
GDA: Gastroduodenal artery; SMA: Superior mesenteric artery; SPDA: Superior pancreaticoduodenal artery; IPDA: Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery; PDA: Pancreaticoduodenal artery; US: Ultrasound; CT: Computed tomography; TCE: Transcatheter embolization; G: Gauge; PE: Pulmonary embolism; F: Female; M: Male.