Right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm post laparoscopic cholecystectomy A case report
S. Mhamdi 1, K. Kadri 2, M.S. Nakhli 3, M. Kahloul 1, M. Azzaza 4, A. Chaouch 1, W. Naija 1
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Anesthesia and intensive care department, Sahloul teaching hospital, Sousse, Faculty of medicine “Ibn El Jazzar” Sousse, Tunisia
2 Radiology department, Sahloul teaching hospital, Sahloul teaching hospital, Sousse, Faculty of medicine “Ibn El Jazzar” Sousse, Tunisia
3 Anesthesia and intensive care department, Sahloul teaching hospital, Sousse, Faculty of medicine “Ibn El Jazzar” Sousse, Tunisia.
4 Visceral surgery department, Sahloul teaching hospital, Sahloul teaching hospital, Sousse, Faculty of medicine “Ibn El Jazzar” Sousse, Tunisia
Abstract
Right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm following laparoscopic cholecystectomy is rare, but its rupture is common. It carries a high mortality rate if not successfully timely managed. In laparoscopic era, surgeons and physicians in general must be aware of this entity and its therapy. Conservative management is not recommended due to the propensity to rupture. Treatment consists on reconstructive surgery or ligation, but coil embolization is the treatment of choice nowadays and should be done without delay.
Keywords
- Cholecystectomy
- Embolization
- Laparoscopy
- Pseudoaneurysm rupture
- Right hepatic artery