Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 16, 2021; 9(2): 389-395
Published online Jan 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i2.389
Massive gastric bleeding - perforation of pancreatic pseudocyst into the stomach: A case report and review of literature
Zhe Jin, Yi-Wei Xiang, Qiu-Shi Liao, Xiao-Xu Yang, Hui-Chao Wu, Bi-Guang Tuo, Rui Xie
Zhe Jin, Yi-Wei Xiang, Qiu-Shi Liao, Xiao-Xu Yang, Hui-Chao Wu, Bi-Guang Tuo, Rui Xie, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
Author contributions: Jin Z and Xiang YW contributed equally to this article; Jin Z and Xiang YW wrote the manuscript; Jin Z, Xiang YW, Liao QS, and Yang XX managed the patients and collected the data; Xie R and Wu HC conducted the pathological examination; Xie R and Tuo BG revised and finalized the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81660412 (to Rui Xie).
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Corresponding author: Rui Xie, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Senior Researcher, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No. 149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China. xr19841029@aliyun.com
Received: June 27, 2020
Peer-review started: June 27, 2020
First decision: July 28, 2020
Revised: August 11, 2020
Accepted: November 21, 2020
Article in press: November 21, 2020
Published online: January 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Massive hemorrhage of the gastrointestinal tract is an infrequent complication of the pancreatic pseudocyst and pseudoaneurysm. We present herein, a novel case of a patient with life-threatening gastric bleeding from a pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery as a complication of pancreatic pseudocyst perforating into the stomach, with trans-arterial embolization as a potential therapeutic modality for achieving hemostasis.