A Case of Acute Cholecystitis Secondary to Hemobilia after Percutaneous Liver Biopsy.
- Author:
Won MOON
1
;
Joo Hyun SOHN
;
Myung Hee JANG
;
Chang Hee BAEK
;
Yong Woo CHUNG
;
Jong Pyo KIM
;
Dong Soo HAN
;
Yong Chul JEON
;
Joon Soo HAHM
;
Dong Hoo LEE
;
Choon Suhk KEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea. sonjh@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Acute cholecystitis;
Hemobilia;
Percutaneous liver biopsy
- MeSH:
Biopsy, Needle/*adverse effects;
Cholecystitis, Acute/*etiology;
Female;
Hemobilia/*etiology;
Humans;
Liver/*pathology;
Middle Aged;
Ultrasonography, Interventional
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2006;47(1):72-76
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous liver biopsy is well established for the diagnosis and follow-up of many liver diseases. Although it is rather safe, major complications, such as bleeding into the peritoneal or thoracic cavity, hemobilia, enteric perforation and intrahepatic hematoma, have been reported related to the procedure. Recently, incidence of such major complications has been decreased since the introduction of ultrasonography-guided liver biopsy. We report a case of 59-year-old female patient with acute cholecystitis secondary to hemobilia 2 days after ultrasonography-guided percutaneous liver biopsy.
