[Pancreatic pseudocysts complicated by hemorrhage and infection]

The occurrence of bleeding complications secondary to the development of pancreatic pseudocysts is rare but associated with high mortality. To report a case of pancreatic pseudocyst complicated by hemorrhage and infection A 62 years old patient with history of severe acute pancreatitis two months ago consulted for abdominal pain associate with fever and internal bleeding. CT scan showed a heterogeneous PK complicated by hematoma of the ACE and hemoperitoneum. The emergency surgical treatment showed a PK superinfected with erosion of the splenic artery. It was directed by a left splenopancreatectomy Therapeutic management of hemorrhagic complications of pancreatic pseudo cysts is surgery despite the contribution of art‚rio-embolisation