Hepatic artery aneurysm, an unusual cause of obstructive jaundice: MR cholangiography findings

Abdom Imaging. 2003 Nov-Dec;28(6):835-7. doi: 10.1007/s00261-003-0045-7.

Abstract

Hepatic artery aneurysms are rare vascular lesions, often with a nonspecific clinical presentation, and difficult to diagnose before rupture. We report the case of a patient with obstructive jaundice caused by a compression on the right biliary duct by a right hepatic artery aneurysm in which the diagnosis was suggested by magnetic resonance cholangiography and confirmed by Doppler sonography and preoperative digital subtraction angiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm / complications*
  • Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Female
  • Hepatic Artery*
  • Humans
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / etiology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color