title: Surgical treatment of giant aneurysm of hepatic artery: report of three cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the surgical way of treating giant hepatic artery aneurysm(HAA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hepatic artery aneurysm patients who were performed aneurysm resection without revascularization of the hepatic artery were reviewed. After surgery, the values of liver function and enhanced CT scan of the patients were followed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the three patients were recovered well postoperatively and only several values of biochemistry marks of liver function as ALT, AST, TBIL and DB in one case with liver cirrhosis were elevated and decreased to normal ranges in a few days postoperatively. The values of biochemistry marks of liver function in other two cases were within normal limits. The enhanced CT scan also showed arteries in the liver after hepatic artery aneurysm resection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Giant HAA may be safely removed without revascularization of the hepatic artery.
authors.forename: Zi-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shi-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Peng-Cheng
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.lastname: Aiman
authors.forename: Zuo-Liang
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Jian-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers