Leaking pseudoaneurysm of hepatic artery: a potentially life-threatening complication of a common procedure.
We report a case of leaking pseudoaneurysm of right hepatic artery in a 54-year old female after laparoscopic cholecystectomy who presented with massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage and was successfully managed with angiography and coil embolization.
Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University & Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Rizwan
MR
Khan
Rushna
R
Raza
Basit
B
Salam
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome