Open AccessSuccessful Transcatheter Arterial Embolisation of a Cystic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Calculus Cholecystitis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Amidevi Desai,
Michael P. Saunders,
Hugh J. Anderson,
David Howlett
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of radiology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1943-0922
DOI - 10.3941/jrcr.v4i2.268
Subject(s) - medicine , cystic artery , digital subtraction angiography , radiology , cholecystitis , pseudoaneurysm , gallbladder , aneurysm , complication , surgery , computed tomography angiography , jaundice , angiography , cystic duct
Pseudoaneurysms of the cystic artery secondary to calculus cholecystitis are rare. In this report we describe a case of an elderly female who presented with abdominal pain, pyrexia, anaemia and jaundice. She had known chronic cholecystitis, but was not considered a suitable surgical candidate. Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) demonstrated a probable aneurysm within the gallbladder fossa. The patient proceeded to digital subtraction angiography (DSA), which confirmed an aneurysm arising from the cystic artery and was subsequently managed with transcatheter arterial embolisation using coils. This case report reviews the diagnosis and management of this rare complication.