Massive gastric bleeding - perforation of pancreatic pseudocyst into the stomach: A case report and review of literature

Table 1 Summary of case reports in the literature of gastrointestinal bleeding from pancreatic pseudoaneurysm

Ref.	Age in yr	Sex	Involved hollow viscus and bleeding part	Treatment
Fujio et al[10], 2017	75	Male	Jejunum	TAE
Eftimie et al[11], 2017	55	Male	Colon	Surgery
	59	Male	Stomach	Surgery
Budzyński et al[12], 2016	42	Female	Stomach	TAE
O’Brien et al[13], 2016	88	Female	Colon	TAE
Zhang et al[14], 2016	58	Female	Stomach	TAE
Zhao et al[15], 2014	64	Male	Colon	Surgery
Razik et al[16], 2016	62	Female	Duodenum	TAE
Hoshimoto et al[17], 2016	61	Male	Stomach	TAE
Larrey Ruiz et al[18], 2016	40	Male	Duodenum	TAE and Surgery
Chia et al[19], 2015	24	Male	Stomach	Surgery
Sawicki et al[20], 2015	57	Male	Stomach and abdominal cavity	Surgery
Ferreira et al[21], 2015	54	Male	Duodenum	TAE
Shah et al[22], 2015	69	Male	Duodenum	TAE
Maddah et al[23], 2015	32	Female	Stomach	Surgery
	54	Male	Stomach	Surgery
Peynircioğlu et al[24], 2015	62	Male	Duodenum	TAE
Mandaliya et al[25], 2014	61	Female	Duodenum	TAE
Herrera-Fernández et al[26], 2014	34	Female	Stomach	Surgery

TAE: Trans-arterial embolization.

Table 2 Advantages and disadvantages of therapeutic options

Therapeutic options	Advantages	Disadvantages
Endoscopic	Minimally invasive, accurate localization, rapid, safe, high success rate, few complications, and rapid recovery	Limited for operating site, rebleeding
Endovascular	Minimally invasive, accurate localization, rapid, safe, high success rate, few complications, and rapid recovery	Radiation exposure, rebleeding
Surgical	Selection after endoscopy and endovascular are ineffective in the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding	Massive trauma, many complications, slow recovery