Giant pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery--CT demonstration. Case report.
Noninvasive imaging studies, particularly computed tomography (CT), are the first step in evaluation of patients with suspected hepatic trauma. Iatrogenic injury, accounting for up to one-third of cases, may commonly result in hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm formation. We present a case in which a giant hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm was misinterpreted as an intrahepatic hematoma on sequential CT scans due to the failure to employ dynamic contrast-enhanced scan techniques.
Savader
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Division of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
Savader
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Fishman
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Venbrux
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Fletcher
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Osterman
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D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed