title: Iatrogenic haemobilia: ultrasound appearance of intragallbladder haemorrhage. A report of two cases.
abstract: Ultrasound appearance of intragallbladder haemorrhage in two patients with haemobilia is presented. Gallbladder lumina were occupied by non-shadowing, firm masses of mixed echogenicity representing blood clots. In both cases iatrogenic trauma following percutaneous transcholecystic cholangiography and blind hepatic biopsy caused bleeding in the biliary tree.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Medicina Interna, II Facoltà di Medicina, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Francica
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cozzolino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morante
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giorgio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography