title: Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm as a cause of gastrointestinal system bleeding: a case report with a brief review of the literature.
abstract: A hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm is, by definition, a pulsatile hematoma due to a leakage of blood through a tear or disruption of the arterial wall, and the blood is contained only by the hepatic parenchyma or surrounding hematoma. It can be a very rare cause of gastrointestinal system bleeding. These pseudoaneurysms are usually very well managed by angiographic intervention. However, in some cases, surgery is inevitable. Herein, we present a 63-year-old female presenting with gastrointestinal system bleeding 45 days after surgery for cholangiocarcinoma. She was found to be bleeding from a pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery and underwent surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ömer Vedat
authors.initials: ÖV
authors.lastname: Ünalp
authors.forename: Can Avni
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.forename: Taylan Özgür
authors.initials: TÖ
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yenıay
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sözbılen
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çoker
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged