21 Jul 2014Case Report
Successful emergency endovascular treatment of iatrogenic giant hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm
Ramazan Buyukkaya 1Ömer Aydın 2Cüneyt Erdog˘an 2Ekrem Kaya 3Bahattin Hakyemez 2
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Duzce University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Turkey
2 Uludag University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Turkey
3 Uludag University, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Turkey
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2014, 3(July), 1-3;
Published: 21 Jul 2014
Copyright (c) 2014 Annali Italiani di Chirurgia
Abstract
Visceral artery aneurysms and visceral artery pseudoaneurysms frequently present as life-threatening emergencies. Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm (HAP) is a very rare disease but in cases of complication, there is a very high mortality. The most common cause of HAP is iatrogenic trauma such as liver biopsy, transhepatic biliary drainage and cholecystectomy. We present a case of hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as hemobilia managed with cover stent of the aneurysm.
Keywords
- Hepatic artery
- Visceral aneurysm
- Visceral pseudo-aneurism
