Hemorrhagic pseudoaneurysm in a pancreatic pseudocyst after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatolithiasis

Abstract

A 49-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse and chronic pancreatitis was referred to our hospital for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for pancreatolithiasis. Computed tomography (CT) revealed chronic pancreatitis with a pseudocyst (diameter, 30 mm) in the pancreatic tail and multiple pancreatic calculi ([Fig. 1 a, b]).