Hemobilia secundaria a colecistitis crónica

• Main Authors: R. de Quinta Frutos, L. Moles Morenilla, F. Docobo Durantez, J. A. Soto Pradas, J. Iriarte Calvo, A. Vázquez Medina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Aran Ediciones
• Series: Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
• Subjects: hemobilia; ultrasound imaging; cholecystitis
• Online Access: http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082004000300009&lng=en&tlng=en

The term hemobilia is used to describe the presence of blood in the biliary tract. We report a case of symptomatic hemobilia associated with chronic cholecystitis in a 57-year-old man with jaundice, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and epigastric pain. We review the etiology of this condition and highlight the role of abdominal ultrasonography in its diagnosis. In our case, abdominal ultrasonography revealed the presence of clots inside the gallbladder. The clinical condition was resolved by means of a cholecystectomy. The patient had an uneventful recovery.