BACKGROUND: Vascular injuries following cholecystectomy are a known entity though the incidence is low. More frequently we are seeing cases of right hepatic artery pseudo aneurysm post cholecystectomy after the advent of the laparoscopic approach. METHODS: We report a case of multiple right hepatic artery aneurysms as a complication of cholecystectomy in a 71-year-old patient. RESULTS: The diagnosis was confirmed by angiogram, and the patient was treated successfully with coil embolisation. CONCLUSION: Though it is a rare complication, early diagnosis and treatment of postoperative pseudo aneurysm is essential to prevent life threatening bleeding.
BACKGROUND:Vascular injuries following cholecystectomy are a known entity though the incidence is low. More frequently we are seeing cases of right hepatic artery pseudo aneurysm post cholecystectomy after the advent of the laparoscopic approach. METHODS: We report a case of multiple right hepatic artery aneurysms as a complication of cholecystectomy in a 71-year-old patient. RESULTS: The diagnosis was confirmed by angiogram, and the patient was treated successfully with coil embolisation. CONCLUSION: Though it is a rare complication, early diagnosis and treatment of postoperative pseudo aneurysm is essential to prevent life threatening bleeding.
Authors: T Nicholson; S Travis; D Ettles; J Dyet; P Sedman; K Wedgewood; C Royston Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Date: 1999-01 Impact factor: 2.740
Authors: Norman O Machado; Adil Al-Zadjali; Anupam K Kakaria; Shahzad Younus; Mohamed A Rahim; Rashid Al-Sukaiti Journal: Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J Date: 2017-06-20