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Spontaneous Rupture of a Pseudoaneurysm of the Right Hepatic Artery Causing Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Authors :
Abuajela Sreh
Muhammad Hafiz Kamarul Bahrin
Muhammad Bin Farid
Kiran Verma
Source :
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
SMC MEDIA SRL, 2019.

Abstract

We describe the case of an 84-year-old woman who presented with right lower chest pain, anaemia and newly deranged liver function which was followed by massive upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding with no source of bleeding found on upper GI endoscopy. CT angiography of the GI tract confirmed rupture of a pseudoaneurysm of the right hepatic artery (RHA) that was treated successfully with trans-arterial embolization of the RHA.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22842594
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.496bb6a41f0d4616b8721c06f3bc0cf1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.12890/2019_001242