Mumbai doctors have successfully treated a rare and life-threatening pancreatic condition in a 13-year-old girl from Sangli in Maharashtra. The patient was detected with pseudoaneurysm in the gastroduodenal artery in the pseudocyst of the pancreas along with pancreatitis which was successfully managed by a minimally invasive procedure guided by angiography, performed by Dr Rahul Sheth, an interventional radiologist. This procedure not only alleviated her pain but also offered a lasting solution to her complex condition. The team of experts at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre was led by Dr Rajeev Redkar, paediatric surgeon along with Dr Aniruddha Phadke, gastroenterologist with paediatricians Dr Deepak Ugra and Dr Minhaj Sheikh, and Dr Sheth.

The patient, Aditi Kamble, experienced symptoms such as acute abdominal pain one week ago. The young girl, who has a family history of pancreatic disease, was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis two years ago. Her family sought the advice of a gastroenterologist but her condition didn’t improve. She continued to have intermittent pain in her abdomen. Last week, she experienced severe abdominal pain accompanied by vomiting which interfered with her daily routine. She visited another hospital in Mumbai where her condition could not be managed. After that, the patient was admitted to Lilavati Hospital for this life-saving intervention.