Percutaneous Transhepatic Embolization for Isolated Pancreaticoduodenal Vein Rupture in Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report

In blunt abdominal trauma, the prevalence of superior mesenteric vein injury or portal vein injury is low and surgical treatment is often difficult. We report a case of percutaneous transhepatic embolization in a patient who experienced isolated rupture of the pancreaticoduodenal vein (PDV). The pat...

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Published in:Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2017, 77(5), , pp.313-316
Main Authors: Kwon, Hoon, Kim, Chang Won, Jeon, Chang Ho, Yeo, Kwang Hee, Noh, Dongsub, Lee, Chan Kyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abdominal injuries
embolization
mesenteric veins
portal vein
therapeutic
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Summary:In blunt abdominal trauma, the prevalence of superior mesenteric vein injury or portal vein injury is low and surgical treatment is often difficult. We report a case of percutaneous transhepatic embolization in a patient who experienced isolated rupture of the pancreaticoduodenal vein (PDV). The patient sustained abdominal trauma in a motorcycle accident. A pseudoaneurysm was suspected in the anterior pancreatic head based on the portal venous phase of computed tomography. However, the lesion was not observed on celiac arteriography and superior mesenteric arteriography. PDV rupture was detected by additional percutaneous transhepatic superior mesenteric venography, and embolization was performed by trapping the PDV. This procedure is a safe, minimally invasive method that can be performed in patients with injuries of the portal venous system accompanying abdominal trauma; this procedure effectively reduces the need for invasive surgery.
ISSN:1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI:10.3348/jksr.2017.77.5.313