[Wirsungorrhage by chronic pancreatitis. About one case (author's transl)].

Studying a case of wirsungorrhage on a 62 years, alcoholic patient, the authors emphasize the difficulty of diagnosis of this upper digestive hemorrhage and the interest of fibroscopy and arteriography during hemorrhagic period. Pancreatectomy is not always possible and an hemostatic intervention is often indicated in emergency cases.