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. 2021 Mar;54(2):293-294.
doi: 10.5946/ce.2021.085. Epub 2021 Mar 24.

Gastrointestinal Bleeding Of Unknown Origin In Patients With Splenic Aneurysm

Jaihwan Kim  1
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding Of Unknown Origin In Patients With Splenic Aneurysm

Jaihwan Kim. Clin Endosc. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no potential conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
(A-C) Gastroscopy demonstrating blood in the duodenum and suspicious active bleeding from the orifice of ampulla of Vater. (D-E) Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrating parenchymal swelling and an early enhancing lesion of the uncinate process of the pancreas.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
(A) Celiac angiography shows a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm at the splenic hilum. (B) Surgical specimen demonstrates pseudoaneurysm with blood at splenic hilum.
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