[Hepatic artery aneurysm].
BACKGROUND
Aneurysms of the hepatic artery are relatively rare. Diagnosis often occurs only after rupture, and mortality is substantial. We report two new cases.


METHODS
The first patient was a 70-year-old woman whose asymptomatic aneurysm of the common hepatic artery was identified during ultrasound for vomiting and abdominal pain. Open aneurysm repair and a hepatosplenic bypass led to a favorable outcome. The second patient was a 54-year-old man; his right hepatic artery aneurysm was diagnosed after it ruptured in the gall bladder.


CONCLUSIONS
We review the literature about hepatic artery aneurysms and discuss the clinical features and methods for diagnosis and treatment of these uncommon lesions.
Bensaid
Younes
Y
Service de chirurgie vasculaire, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc.
Rhissassi
Badre
B
Sedki
Nabil
N
El Idrissi
Redouane
R
El Khloufi
Samir
S
El Mahi
Omar
O
Alaoui
Mustapha
M
Lekehal
Brahim
B
Sefiani
Yasser
Y
El Mesnaoui
Abbas
A
Ammar
Fanid
F
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology