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. 2023 Feb 13;32(2):113–120. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1761292

Table 2. Pseudoaneurysms treated by primary surgical repair.

Type of pseudoaneurysm Presentation Etiology Postsurgical outcome
1. Gastroduodenal artery
pseudoaneurysm
Detected on CT during evaluation for pancreatic mass Chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic head mass Whipple's done – discharged after 2 weeks
2. Splenic artery
pseudoaneurysm
Detected on CT during evaluation for pancreatitis Chronic pancreatitis
Chronic pseudocyst
Aneurysmectomy, repair of splenic artery, pseudocyst drainage- discharged after 2 weeks
3. Hepatic artery
pseudoaneurysm
GI bleed Post-Whipple's Bleeding control achieved, > 2 months' hospital stay, pancreatic fistula followed by death
4. Gastroduodenal artery
pseudoaneurysm
GI bleed Periampullary mass Renal shutdown following surgery, multiorgan failure – died after 1 week
5. Multiple mesenteric artery pseudoaneurysms GI bleed Tubercular vasculitis
Tubercular spondylodiscitis
Perioperative death
6. Right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm GI bleed Post-ERCP Died in ICU in 48 hours due to multiorgan failure

Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; GI, gastrointestinal; ICU, intensive care unit.