Hercilia Maria Carvalho Queiroz; Francisco de Assis Costa; Manoel Messias de Campos Junior; Ricardo Leite de Aquino; Frederico Augusto de Carvalho Linhares Filho; Marcelo Otoch
Radiol Bras 2012;45(1):63-64 - CASE REPORT
Hemobilia is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and uncommon complication in cases of liver trauma. It occurs due to communication between bile ducts and intrahepatic vessels. The authors describe the case of a patient victim of penetrating abdominal injury, who progressed after three months of liver suture with pain, jaundice and gastrointestinal bleeding. Angiography diagnosed right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm, and embolization procedure was successfully performed.
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