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British Journal of Radiology (2009) 82, e11-e14
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/92246530
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British Journal of Radiology 82 (2009),e11-e14 ©2009 The British Institute of Radiology

Acute necrotizing pancreatitis following inadvertent extensive splenic artery embolisation for trauma

R L HAMERS, MD 1 F G VAN DEN BERG, MD 2 and A B J GROENEVELD, MD, PhD, FCCP, FCCM 1

Departments of 1 Intensive Care and 2 Radiology, VU University Medical Center (VUMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Correspondence: ABJ Groeneveld, Department of Intensive Care, VUMC, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. E-mail: johan.groeneveld{at}vumc.nl

We present a case of splenic artery embolisation (SAE) after traumatic splenic injury that was complicated by acute necrotizing pancreatitis, caused by inadvertently extensive embolisation of the splenic artery. Although SAE is increasingly used for splenic preservation in trauma, there is insufficient knowledge on its efficacy and pitfalls. This report aims to draw attention to a rare but potentially serious complication of SAE.






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