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Haemorrhage is a serious and life-threatening complication of pancreatitis. We present a case of bleeding pancreatic pseudoaneurysm in which CT established t the diagnosis.
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Ghiatas, A.A., Hollis, R. & Rivera, F.J. Pancreatic pseudoaneurysm: CT features. Eur. Radiol. 4, 476–478 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212826
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