Hemobilia: a rare complication of cholecystitis and cholecystolithiasis. Case report.
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.
Willemsen
P J
PJ
Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Middelheim General Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Vanderveken
M L
ML
De Caluwe
D O
DO
Tielliu
I F
IF
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