Fatal upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm diagnosed by endoscopy

J J Sebastián; E Peña; J M Blas; G Ceña

doi:10.1007/s10620-007-9971-5

Fatal upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm diagnosed by endoscopy

Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Apr;53(4):1152-3. doi: 10.1007/s10620-007-9971-5. Epub 2007 Oct 13.

Authors

J J Sebastián¹, E Peña, J M Blas, G Ceña

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Unit, Royo Villanova General Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain. [email protected]

PMID: 17934826
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9971-5

Abstract

We report a case of fatal gastrointestinal bleeding due to hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm diagnosed by means of endoscopy in a 66-year-old male who had undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy the previous month. We think that the image is of remarkable interest and rarity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / complications*
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / adverse effects
Endoscopy*
Fatal Outcome
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Hepatic Artery*
Humans
Male