Unusual Presentation of Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report

Redha El-Ramli

doi:10.68706/amjs.26205

المؤلفون

Redha El-Ramli Department of Medicine, Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital, Bangor, North Wales, UK المؤلف

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.68706/amjs.26205

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Haemosuccus Pancreaticus, Pancreatic Cancer Presentation, Rare cause of Upper GI bleed

الملخص

Haemosuccus Pancreaticus is a very rare and potentially life-threatening cause of upper Gastrointestinal bleeding. To date, around 150 cases of haemosuccus pancreaticus have been reported in the medical literature since it was first described. It is extremely difficult to diagnose endoscopically because of the intermittent nature of the bleeding from the pancreatic duct via the ampula of Vater into the duodenum. It is usually a complication of pancreatitis and pancreatic pseudocyst. However, I would like to report a rare presentation of haemosuccus pancreaticus in a 94-year-old female patient secondary to pancreatic cancer.

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