A case of intraluminal gallbladder hematoma and subsequent cholecystitis after percutaneous liver biopsy.
- Author:
Sun Pil CHOI
1
;
Tae Hyo KIM
;
Won Hyun LEE
;
Seung Suk YOU
;
Seok Jin KANG
;
Hyeon Jin KIM
;
Ok Jae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Health Science, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. kimthy@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cholecystitis;
Gallbladder hematoma;
liver biopsy
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic;
Cholecystitis;
Female;
Gallbladder;
Hematoma;
Hemoperitoneum;
Humans;
Hypotension;
Liver;
Liver Diseases;
Pneumothorax;
Prognosis;
Sepsis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;76(1):74-77
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The liver biopsy has been well established for the diagnosis and prognosis of many liver diseases. The percutaneous liver biopsy is generally considered a safe procedure, especially under ultrasonography guidance. Known complications of percutaneous liver biopsy include hemoperitoneum, subcapsular hematoma, hypotension, pneumothorax, and sepsis. We report the case of a 45?year?old woman who developed an intraluminal gallbladder hematoma and subsequent cholecystitis after a percutaneous liver biopsy. The patient underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and her postoperative course was uneventful.
