Traumatic False Aneurysm of a Pancreatic Artery: Successful Conservative Management Using Embolization

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 788-790

  Pichon, Nicolas ^a   François, Bruno ^a   Roustan, Jérôme ^a   Ghorbal, Yassine Ben ^a   Bellet, Laurent ^a   Maubon, Antoine ^a   Vignon, Philippe ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHRAGM RUPTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMATURIA; HEMOPERITONEUM; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER INJURY; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; PANCREAS INJURY; PANCREATIC ARTERY ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN INJURY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTA, THORACIC; DIAPHRAGM; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREAS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0038747063     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000025784.69216.2E     Document Type: Article

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