title: Hemobilia: a rare complication of cholecystitis and cholecystolithiasis. Case report.
abstract: Hemobilia, although not uncommon, is usually inconsequential and most of the times not even diagnosed. It is known that hemobilia is a rare complication of cholecystitis and cholecystolithiasis. We report the case of a patient who presented with a life-threatening upper gastro-intestinal bleeding due to erosion of the cystic artery by cholecystolithiasis and cholecystitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Middelheim General Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Willemsen
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vanderveken
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: De Caluwe
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Tielliu
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed