A rare cause of haemorrhage into the digestive tract in pancreatitis is partial digestion of the intestinal wall by pancreatic enzymes. The authors discuss the pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of this complication on the example of a patient with a tryptic lesion of the colon. At the same time they detected haemorrhage into pseudocyst of the pancreatic cauda and into the prerenal space.

        Key words: haemorrhage into the lower GIT - vascular complications of pancreatitis - intestinal complications of pancreatitis - acute pancreatitis, CT examination, US examination