Transcatheter endovascular therapy of a traumatic common hepatic artery aneurysm.
Dilemma was encountered regarding diagnosis and treatment when a farmer presented with a progressively increasing pulsatile abdominal mass and signs of obstructive jaundice. A computerized tomographic scan reported it to be a pancreatic pathology, but angiographically it was found to be a large aneurysm arising from the common hepatic artery. Surgery was thought to be highly risky; therefore, a transcatheter technique was successfully applied to tackle this life-threatening situation.
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Ashok
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Department of Cardiology, Peerless Hospital and B.K.Roy Research Institute, Calcutta, India. ashokdhar@yahoo.com
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D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications