title: Amebic liver abscess with hemobilia.
abstract: A patient with hemobilia complicating an amebic liver abscess is described. The diagnosis was based on selective arteriography. The hemobilia did not stop with antiamebic treatment or ligation of the right hepatic artery. Successful results followed right hemihepatectomy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001646:Bile; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography