Transcatheter embolization for the control of posttraumatic hemobilia.
Angiography is the definitive diagnostic procedure for the patient with haemobilia. As well as giving precise localisation of the source of the haemorrhage, it provides an effective alternative to surgery for its control. In a case discussed, the bleeding sites were identified by angiography, and the bleeding was controlled by transcatheter embolisation.
D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture