Arterioportal fistula causing acute pancreatitis and hemobilia after liver biopsy.

We report the case of a 49-year-old patient who developed hemobilia and acute pancreatitis from an arterioportal fistula after a percutaneous liver biopsy, and we analyze diagnostic testing and management based on a concise review of the available literature. Hemobilia can present as late as 10 days after liver biopsy. Acute pancreatitis is a rare complication of hemobilia. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of an arterioportal fistula after percutaneous liver biopsy with the late manifestation of hemobilia and acute pancreatitis.