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Endovascular Management of Acute Enteric Bleeding from Pancreas Transplant

Authors: Aslihan Semiz-Oysu, Wojciech Cwikiel

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 2/2007

Abstract

Arterioenteric fistula is a rare but serious complication of enteric drained pancreas transplant, which may lead to massive gastrointestinal bleeding. We present 3 patients with failed enteric drained pancreas transplants and massive gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to arterioenteric fistula. One patient was treated by embolization and the 2 others by stent graft placement. Bleeding was successfully controlled in all cases, at follow up of 5 days, 8 months, and 12 months, respectively. One patient died 24 days after embolization, of unknown causes.

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Title: Endovascular Management of Acute Enteric Bleeding from Pancreas Transplant
Authors: Aslihan Semiz-Oysu
Wojciech Cwikiel
Publication date: 01-04-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-006-0058-z

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