Open AccessHemobilia due to a cystic artery pseudoaneurysm on ultrasound
Author(s) -
V. de Lara Bendahan,
Encarnacion García Domínguez,
Marta Rivas Rivas,
José Irán Bojórquez Serrano
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2017.4936/2017
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , radiology , angiography , cystic artery , ultrasound , doppler ultrasound , color doppler , cholecystectomy , aneurysm , ultrasonography , surgery , cystic duct
The present paper describes a case of hemobilia in a woman with a cystic artery pseudoaneurysm. The pseudoaneurysm could be seen with ultrasound, Doppler sonography and CT angiography. In our case, Doppler sonography was the most useful technique for diagnosis, revealing the turbulent forward and backwards flow within the gallbladder, representing the focally dilated artery. This was later confirmed by CT angiography. A recent bleeding site was found on the cholecystectomy specimen.