Severe Hemobilia from Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm

Background. Hemobilia is a rare, jeopardizing complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy coming upon usually within 4 weeks after surgery. The first-line management is angiographic coil embolization of hepatic arteries, which is successful in the majority of bleedings: in a minority of cases, a se...

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Main Authors: Fabio Sansonna, Stefano Boati, Raffella Sguinzi, Carmelo Migliorisi, Francesco Pugliese, Raffaele Pugliese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/925142