title: Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm associated with amebic liver abscess presenting as upper GI hemorrhage.
abstract: We report the case of a 40-yr-old man who presented with recurrent hemorrhage of the upper GI tract who was found to have hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and amebic liver abscess. Our patient is unique in having hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and amebic liver abscess diagnosed simultaneously, the association of which has not been previously described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gopanpallikar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rathi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sawant
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhadphale
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male