[Splenic artery pseudoaneurysm: a rare case of gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a patient with chronic pancreatitis]. / Pseudoaneurisma dell'arteria splenica: insolito caso di emorragia gastrointestinale in paziente con pancreatite cronica.

A bleeding pseudoaneurysm in patients with chronic pancreatitis is a rare and potentially lethal complication. This diagnosis may be very difficult and the optimal treatment remains controversial. We report the case of 80 years old female with calcific pancreatitis and severe intestinal bleeding due to a pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery treated with interventional radiographic embolization.

[Intestinal schwannoma: case report and literature review]. / Schwannoma intestinale: case report e revisione della letteratura.

Digestive Tract Schwannomas (DTS) are benign mesenchymal tumours, usually affecting female between 20 and 70 years old. They are most commonly found in the stomach but they can arise anywhere from the digestive tract. DTS are usually asymptomatic but can present with different symptoms. Definitive diagnosis can only be made with immunohistochemistry because endoscopy and computed tomography can't distinguish them from other non epithelial neoplasms. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice.