RT  - Signa Vitae
ID  - 10.22514/SV91.042014.11
T1  - Posttraumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as gastrointestinal bleeding
A1  - LIANA CAMBJ–SAPUNAR
A1  - TONKA PIPLOVIĆ–VUKOVIĆ
A1  - MIROSLAV ŠIMUNIĆ
A1  - ŽARKO ARDALIĆ
A1  - ANTE TONKIĆ–VUKOVIĆ
A1  - NIKOLA PERKOVIĆ
A1  - MARINA MARAS–ŠIMUNIĆ
K1  - blunt abdominal trauma
K1  - hepatic artery
K1  - pseudoaneurysm
K1  - embolization
K1  - gastrointestinal blee-ding
K1  - abdominal pain
YR  - 2014
SP  - 57
AB  - <p>Posttraumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare, but life threatening condition which should be considered in pati-ents with a history of blunt abdominal trauma who present with abdominal pain or gastrointestinal bleeding. We report a case of a patient with such a pseudoaneurysm discovered five months after a bicycle accident resulting in hepatic rupture that was treated conservatively. The patient presented with fatigue, dizziness, inability to tolerate major exertion and gastro-intestinal bleeding. After extensive diagnostic procedures, a right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm was found. The condition was treated successfully with transcatheter coil embolization.</p>