Background:
Gastro-Intestinal bleeding remains a frequent clinical dilemma and common cause of hospitalization, morbidity and mortality.
Case report:
We report a case of pseudo aneurysm of splenic artery developed after an episode of acute on chronic pancreatitis which was treated by direct percutaneous puncture of pseudoaneurysm and embolization by coils.
Conclusions:
The aim was to preserve the main splenic artery and avoid the complications of splenic artery embolization like infarcts and abscess.