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An arteriovenous malformation of the pancreas is a very rare disease, but its presentation is distinct and unique. In this report, we describe a patient who presented with this malformation which was localized in the tail of pancreas and demonstrated by abnormal angiography findings. The patient was a 60-year-old male with severe left hypochondralgia. Angiography revealed an increased blood volume in the tail of the pancreas with arteriovenous shunting. Secondary pancreatitis caused by the arteriovenous malformation was suspected by abnormal laboratory data, and confirmed by histology from the resected tail of the pancreas. This is a very rare report in which pancreatic arteriovenous malformation involving a pancreaticovenous fistula was confirmed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
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Ohtani, N., Kimoto, K., Yoshida, S. et al. Pancreatic arteriovenous malformation with pancreatitis involving a pancreatico-venous fistula. Gastroenterol Jpn 27, 115–120 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02775073
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