Ruptured Cystic Artery Pseudoaneurysm as a Rare Cause of Massive Hemobilia.
10.15279/kpba.2015.20.3.168
- Author:
Hyun Kyo LEE
1
;
Tae Jun SONG
;
Jong Wook CHOI
;
So Young HA
;
Jung Wook KIM
;
Jong Soo SHIN
;
Chul Nam KIM
;
Sun Hee CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pseudoaneurysm;
Embolization;
Cystic artery;
Hemobilia
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Aged;
Aneurysm, False*;
Arteries*;
Biliary Tract;
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic;
Diagnosis;
Hematemesis;
Hemobilia*;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Korea;
Melena
- From:Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract
2015;20(3):168-174
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gastrointestinal bleeding from the biliary tree, called hemobilia, is an uncommon event. It may clinically present as hematemesis or melena. Ruptured cystic artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare cause of hemobilia, with 2 cases reported in Korea. We present this unusual condition in a 65-year-old man whose chief complaint was abdominal pain. His final diagnosis was ruptured cystic artery pseudoaneurysm, and he was successfully treated by transcatheter arterial embolization and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
