Idiopathic cystic artery aneurysm complicated with hemobilia and acute pancreatitis.
BACKGROUND
Aneurysm of the cystic artery is not common, and it is a rare cause of hemobilia. Most of reported cases are pseudoaneurysms resulting from either an inflammatory process in the abdomen or abdominal trauma.


METHODS
We report a healthy individual who developed hemobilia and acute pancreatitis associated with cystic artery aneurysm.


RESULTS
The patient was managed with angio-embolization with an uneventful post-embolization course.


CONCLUSIONS
Visceral artery aneurysms are rare and can rupture with potentially grave outcome due to excessive bleeding. Angiographic embolization as a common method of treatment for visceral artery aneurysms was used in our patient with good outcome.
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar. sja2001@qatar-med.cornell.edu
Subhi J
SJ
Al'aref
Husham
H
Abdel-Rahman
Nasir
N
Hussain
D000208:Acute Disease; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult