Pseudoaneurysm in gall bladder fossa following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Swatee Halbe, Ahmed Ni, Kaushik Sundar, C Sathyakumar

PubMed · 1999 · 11 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

A 32-year-old lady presented with severe hematemesis and melena after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Initial ultrasonography and spiral CT suggested a vascular lesion in the gall bladder fossa. Selective hepatic angiography confirmed the presence of a pseudoaneurysm close to the surgical clip and filling through the right hepatic artery. This was treated with coil embolization, resulting in cessation of hematemesis and amelioration of symptoms.