hemosuccus pancreaticus


he·mo·suc·cus pan·cre·a·ti·cus

(hē'mō-sŭk'ŭs pan'krē-at'i-kŭs), Bleeding into the pancreatic duct, usually as a result of trauma, tumor, inflammation, or pseudoaneurysm associated with pseudocyst.

hemosuccus pancreaticus

(hē″mō-sŭk′ŭs pang″krē-at′ĭ-kŭs, pan″) Bleeding from the pancreatic duct. A rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding most often seen in patients with necrotic pancreatitis, it occurs when the inflamed pancreatic mass erodes into a local artery, such as the splenic artery.