Therapeutic embolization of post-cholecystectomy hepatic artery aneurysm.
Hepatogastroenterology
; 39(2): 158-60, 1992 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-1634183
ABSTRACT
A "sandwich" technique employing steel coils and gelfoam embolization was applied in two cases of hepatic artery aneurysms. Immediate cessation of the bleeding was evident clinically and the post-embolization angiogram showed occlusion of the vascular lesion. Cholecystectomy is one of the most common abdominal operations and it is generally well tolerated, particularly in young and middle-aged patients. Morbidity rates of 5% to 32% and mortality rates of 0.4% to 2.5% have been reported, depending on such factors as age, underlying illness, etc. (1-4). The most frequent complications of cholecystectomy are wound infection, abscess, ductal injury or ligation, and bleeding. This paper describes two cases of hepatic pseudoaneurysm following iatrogenic damage during cholecystectomy which was treated with transarterial embolization.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Colecistectomía
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Embolización Terapéutica
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Arteria Hepática
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Aneurisma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
1992
Tipo del documento:
Article