Pseudoaneurysm of the Gastroduodenal Artery: A Rare Complication of Bile Duct Surgery

Tariq Bouhout; Ayoub Kharkhach; Abdelbassir Ramdani; Abdelhakim Harouachi; Badr Serji

doi:10.7759/cureus.53209

Pseudoaneurysm of the Gastroduodenal Artery: A Rare Complication of Bile Duct Surgery

Cureus. 2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53209. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53209. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Tariq Bouhout¹, Ayoub Kharkhach¹, Abdelbassir Ramdani¹, Abdelhakim Harouachi¹, Badr Serji¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Hospital of Oujda, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Oujda, University Mohamed Premier, Oujda, MAR.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysm of the gastroduodenal artery (GDA) is an exceptional complication of common bile duct (CBD) resection. We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with a history of cholecystectomy. The patient was admitted to our hospital for surgical management of the cystic dilatation of the CBD. The patient presented on postoperative day 21 with hemodynamic instability related to a pseudoaneurysm of the GDA. An urgent open surgery was performed with dissection and ligation of the GDA.

Keywords: common bile duct; digestive hemorrhage; gastroduodenal artery aneurysms; open surgery; vascular ligation.

Publication types

Case Reports