Pancreatic Causes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Major Pancreatic Causes of GI Bleeding

• Hemosuccus pancreaticus is the most common pancreatic cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, estimated to be responsible for 1 in every 500 cases of upper GI bleeding, according to the American College of Radiology 1, 2

Management Considerations

• Surgical intervention is indicated when acute ongoing bleeding occurs and the endovascular approach is unsuccessful, as recommended by the World Journal of Emergency Surgery 4
• Surgical intervention is also indicated when bleeding is associated with infected pancreatic necrosis, as stated by the World Journal of Emergency Surgery 4