A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Abstract Background Necrotizing fasciitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) has never been reported. We experienced a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage after PD. Case presentation A 72-year-old male was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma and underwent PD. Bile leaka...

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Main Authors: Lulu Li, Kyohei Abe, Tomoyoshi Okamoto, Michinori Matsumoto, Yasuro Futagawa, Masaru Kanehira, Toru Ikegami
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Published: Japan Surgical Society 2022-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01418-5
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author Lulu Li
Kyohei Abe
Tomoyoshi Okamoto
Michinori Matsumoto
Yasuro Futagawa
Masaru Kanehira
Toru Ikegami
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Kyohei Abe
Tomoyoshi Okamoto
Michinori Matsumoto
Yasuro Futagawa
Masaru Kanehira
Toru Ikegami
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description Abstract Background Necrotizing fasciitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) has never been reported. We experienced a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage after PD. Case presentation A 72-year-old male was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma and underwent PD. Bile leakage was detected postoperatively, conservatively resolved, and the patient was discharged on the 36th day after surgery. On the 42nd day after surgery, a pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery ruptured. Transcatheter arterial embolization was performed for hemostasis: however, a large intra-abdominal abscess caused by an infected hematoma was recognized. On the 57th day after surgery, the patient developed necrotizing fasciitis. He underwent debridement with skin reconstruction using a latissimus dorsi flap and skin transplantation. Costochondritis and liver metastasis were detected on the 267th day after surgery. Infection was controlled by rib cartilage resection, debridement, and negative pressure wound therapy. Chemotherapy involving gemcitabine and cisplatin was initiated on the 460th day after the initial surgery with a partial response (PR) and was continued for more than one year. Conclusions We herein reported a rare case of necrotizing fasciitis following hematoma infection after PD that was treated using multidisciplinary therapy with PR following chemotherapy.
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spelling doaj-art-e17c5b2dca444687bfa0d34257cd0d7a2025-08-20T03:19:07ZengJapan Surgical SocietySurgical Case Reports2198-77932022-04-01811610.1186/s40792-022-01418-5A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomyLulu Li0Kyohei Abe1Tomoyoshi Okamoto2Michinori Matsumoto3Yasuro Futagawa4Masaru Kanehira5Toru Ikegami6Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of MedicineDepartment of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan HospitalDepartment of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan HospitalDepartment of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan HospitalDepartment of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan HospitalDepartment of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan HospitalDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of MedicineAbstract Background Necrotizing fasciitis after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) has never been reported. We experienced a case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage after PD. Case presentation A 72-year-old male was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma and underwent PD. Bile leakage was detected postoperatively, conservatively resolved, and the patient was discharged on the 36th day after surgery. On the 42nd day after surgery, a pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery ruptured. Transcatheter arterial embolization was performed for hemostasis: however, a large intra-abdominal abscess caused by an infected hematoma was recognized. On the 57th day after surgery, the patient developed necrotizing fasciitis. He underwent debridement with skin reconstruction using a latissimus dorsi flap and skin transplantation. Costochondritis and liver metastasis were detected on the 267th day after surgery. Infection was controlled by rib cartilage resection, debridement, and negative pressure wound therapy. Chemotherapy involving gemcitabine and cisplatin was initiated on the 460th day after the initial surgery with a partial response (PR) and was continued for more than one year. Conclusions We herein reported a rare case of necrotizing fasciitis following hematoma infection after PD that was treated using multidisciplinary therapy with PR following chemotherapy.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01418-5CholangiocarcinomaPancreaticoduodenectomyNecrotizing fasciitisChemotherapy
spellingShingle Lulu Li
Kyohei Abe
Tomoyoshi Okamoto
Michinori Matsumoto
Yasuro Futagawa
Masaru Kanehira
Toru Ikegami
A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy
Surgical Case Reports
Cholangiocarcinoma
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Necrotizing fasciitis
Chemotherapy
title A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy
title_full A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy
title_fullStr A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy
title_full_unstemmed A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy
title_short A rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage, necrotizing fasciitis, and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy
title_sort rare case of pseudoaneurysmal hemorrhage necrotizing fasciitis and costochondritis after pancreaticoduodenectomy
topic Cholangiocarcinoma
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Necrotizing fasciitis
Chemotherapy
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01418-5
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