title: Liver abscess associated with hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm with arteriovenous fistula: imaging and interventional management.
abstract: Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm is an infrequently encountered entity that is usually seen secondary to trauma or surgical procedures. The clinical presentation is often due to complications such as massive intrahepatic or intraperitoneal bleeding as a result of rupture of the pseudoaneurysm into the biliary tree or peritoneal cavity, respectively. Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm, associated with a liver abscess, has very rarely been described in the literature. We present the imaging features of a case of liver abscess associated with a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and complicated by rupture and formation of an arteriovenous fistula. The case was successfully managed by percutaneous endovascular embolization. The association between a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and a liver abscess must not be overlooked, bearing in mind the potentially fatal associated complications which can be averted or treated by timely intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bapuraj
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional