Open AccessSymptomatic pseudoaneurysms following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Focus on an unusual and dangerous complication
Author(s) -
Charalampos Lampropoulos,
George Markopoulos,
Stylianos Tsochatzis,
Aggeliki Bellou,
Theofilos Amanatidis,
Dimitrios Kehagias,
George Α. Papadopoulos,
Ioannis Kehagias
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_164_20
Subject(s) - medicine , cystic artery , surgery , pseudoaneurysm , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , cholecystectomy , abdominal pain , complication , concomitant , bile duct , common bile duct , artery , mortality rate , general surgery , cystic duct
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has been associated with an increase in the incidence of biliary and vascular injuries. Pseudoaneurysms (PAs) following LC are rare life-threatening events with limited available experience regarding diagnosis and treatment.