International journal of surgery case reports · 2024
Pancreatic serous cystic neoplasms with spontaneous hemorrhage in a young woman: A case report.
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Suzuki Toshinao, Sugiura Takahiro, Okazaki Junko, Okaniwa Akira, Yoshida Yu
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INTRODUCTION: Pancreatic serous cystic neoplasm (SCN) is usually benign and is often managed using imaging surveillance if asymptomatic. It has a higher incidence in females but is rare in younger age groups. Acute hemorrhagic complications associated with SCN are infrequent. Whether asymptomatic SCN can cause acute hemorrhage, especially in women of childbearing age, is not well-established.
PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 30-year-old Japanese female, who was six months postpartum and under surveillance for asymptomatic pancreatic SCN, presented to the emergency department with gradually worsening left lateral abdominal pain. Regular ultrasound revealed no change in SCN size; however, no imaging surveillance had been conducted over the past two years. She had pain in the entire abdomen, which intensified around the navel and elicited guarding. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a cystic mass in the pancreatic tail with a contrast blush within the cyst and an adjacent retroperitoneal hematoma. Endovascular embolization was performed to control the hemorrhage. The patient had an uneventful medical recovery and was discharged five days after embolization. Five months after discharge, she underwent laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy as an elective surgery and was discharged uneventfully.
DISCUSSION: Even with periodic imaging surveillance, pancreatic SCN can suddenly cause spontaneous hemorrhage. Clinicians should be aware that pancreatic SCN can potentially cause life-threatening complications, including spontaneous hemorrhage.
CONCLUSION: We report a case of an unexpected complication with spontaneous hemorrhage in a young woman who was under imaging surveillance for pancreatic SCN. The patient was successfully treated with angioembolization and planned laparoscopic surgery.
PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 30-year-old Japanese female, who was six months postpartum and under surveillance for asymptomatic pancreatic SCN, presented to the emergency department with gradually worsening left lateral abdominal pain. Regular ultrasound revealed no change in SCN size; however, no imaging surveillance had been conducted over the past two years. She had pain in the entire abdomen, which intensified around the navel and elicited guarding. Abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a cystic mass in the pancreatic tail with a contrast blush within the cyst and an adjacent retroperitoneal hematoma. Endovascular embolization was performed to control the hemorrhage. The patient had an uneventful medical recovery and was discharged five days after embolization. Five months after discharge, she underwent laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy as an elective surgery and was discharged uneventfully.
DISCUSSION: Even with periodic imaging surveillance, pancreatic SCN can suddenly cause spontaneous hemorrhage. Clinicians should be aware that pancreatic SCN can potentially cause life-threatening complications, including spontaneous hemorrhage.
CONCLUSION: We report a case of an unexpected complication with spontaneous hemorrhage in a young woman who was under imaging surveillance for pancreatic SCN. The patient was successfully treated with angioembolization and planned laparoscopic surgery.