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Spontaneous false aneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery in a hemophilic patient ruptured into the duodenum: case report

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Pseudoaneurysms of the splanchnic arteries are rare causes of gastrointestinal bleeding. We report a case of a spontaneous gastroduodenal artery false aneurysm ruptured into the duodenum in a patient with hemophilia. The diagnosis was confirmed by spiral computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography. The patient died from massive gastrointestinal bleeding.

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  1. Department of Radiology, La Rabta Hospital, Bab Saadoun, Tunis, Tunisia

    K. Nouira, A. Ben Yahmed & E. Menif

  2. Department of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, Bab Saadoun, Tunis, Tunisia

    Y. Nouira

  3. Department of Surgery, La Rabta Hospital, Bab Saadoun, Tunis, Tunisia

    H. Bedioui

  4. Department of Hematology, Aziza Othmana Hospital, La Kasba, Tunis, Tunisia

    H. Ben Abid

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Nouira, K., Nouira, Y., Yahmed, A.B. et al. Spontaneous false aneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery in a hemophilic patient ruptured into the duodenum: case report. Abdom Imaging 31, 43–44 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-005-0352-2

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