A pseudoaneurysm of the right hepatic artery treated successfully with a stent graft – A case report

Abstract

Highlights Haemobilia caused by pseudoaneurysms of the right hepatic artery or the cystic artery are rare with incidences up to 0.6%. Pathogenesis of pseudoaneurysms of the cystic or hepatic arteries are described to be cholecystectomy or cholecystitis related. Embolization is considered the golden standard. However, stent grafts should be considered a minimal invasive and effective alternative after failed embolization in pseudoaneurysms.

Post-laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Cystic Artery Stump Pseudoaneurysm Presenting With Haemobilia and Hematochezia: a Case Report With Literature Review

“…Up to the authors' knowledge, in the last ve years, 46 cases of porta hepatis pseudoaneurysm were reported [2,4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] (Table 1). 52.1% (24 cases) were males, age range from 39 -82 years, with mean age of 56.3 years, and 47.9% (21 cases) were females, age range from 37-88 years and mean age of 61.1 years.…”