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This case of massive duodenal hemorrhage through the pancreatic pseudocyst, caused by rupture of a pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery, was successfully controlled by transcatheter embolization. Embolization is a useful alternative to surgery in high-risk patients.
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Kuroda, C., Kawamoto, S., Hori, S. et al. Pancreatic pseudocyst hemorrhage controlled by transcatheter embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 6, 167–169 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552771
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