Acute Gastric Hemorrhage due to Gastric Cancer Eroding Into a Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Two Dangerously Rare Etiologies of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

  • Liyen Cartelle A
  • Uy P
  • Yap J
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Abstract

Splenic artery pseudoaneurysms (SAPs) are rare causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), with less than 250 reported cases in the literature. The highest incidence of SAPs is in patients with a history of acute or chronic pancreatitis or splenic artery trauma. SAP in the setting of gastric malignancy is an exceedingly rare finding. We present the unusual hospital course of an 82-year-old male with advanced gastric cancer presenting with UGIB secondary to a visceral communication between his known gastric malignancy and a SAP.

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Liyen Cartelle, A., Uy, P. P., & Yap, J. E. L. (2020). Acute Gastric Hemorrhage due to Gastric Cancer Eroding Into a Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Two Dangerously Rare Etiologies of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10685

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