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Safety and efficacy of angioembolisation followed by endoscopic ultrasound guided transmural drainage for pancreatic fluid collections associated with arterial pseudoaneurysm.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Arterial pseudoaneurysms associated with pancreatic fluid collections (PFC's) are serious complication of pancreatitis. There is insufficient data on safety of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided drainage in these patients.

AIM: To retrospectively analyze results of combination of angioembolisation followed by EUS guided transmural drainage of PFC's associated with pseudoaneurysms.

METHODS: Retrospective analysis of data base of eight patients (all males; mean age: 36.9 + 9.2 years; age range: 26-51 years) who underwent angioembolisation of pseudoaneurysm followed by EUS guided transmural drainage of the PFC's.

RESULTS: The median size of PFC was 6.5 cm (range 5-14 cm) with 7 patients having acute pancreatitis and one patient having idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. The etiology for acute pancreatitis was alcohol in 5 patients, trauma and gall stones in one patient each. Six patients had walled off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN) and 2 had pseudocysts. The pseudoaneurysm was located in splenic artery (5 patients), gastro-duodenal artery (2) and short gastric artery (1). All patients underwent successful digital subtraction angiography followed by angioembolisation. EUS guided transmural drainage was successfully done through stomach in 7 patients and via duodenum in one patient. The PFC's resolved in 3.9 + 2.5 weeks with no recurrence of either PFC or bleed over a follow up period of up to 24 months. No significant complications were observed in any patient.

CONCLUSIONS: Arterial pseudoaneurysms associated with PFC's can be successfully and safely treated with combination of initial radiological obliteration of the pseudoaneurysm followed by EUS guided transmural drainage.

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