title: Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm as a complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: A 39-year-old man presented with a subhepatic fluid collection 3 weeks after undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This was mistakenly thought to represent an abscess, and a drainage catheter was placed at an outside institution. Upon transfer, the collection was diagnosed as a pseudoaneurysm by spiral computed tomography (CT) and angiography. This is the first report of a pseudoaneurysm complicating laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Division of Radiology, OH 44195.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bergey
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Einstein
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Herts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods