Gastrointestinal bleeding of obscured origin due to cystic artery pseudoaneurysm

Asian Journal of Surgery
W H SheT T Cheung

Abstract

Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition, which usually arises from the complication of gallstone disease. Patients may present with Quinke's triad (epigastric pain, obstructive jaundice, and gastrointestinal bleeding). The results can be fatal if present with a ruptured pseudoaneurysm. We report a patient who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and later diagnosis was confirmed with a computer tomography scan of the abdomen and a three-vessel angiogram. Endovascular intervention was attempted. Although it failed, the patient was eventually cured with an open cholecystectomy.

References

Jan 1, 1992·American Journal of Surgery·A SzoldB S Lewis
Jul 1, 1994·Annals of Surgery·J R HiattR W Busuttil
Mar 27, 2003·Journal of Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Surgery·Atsuyuki MaedaShumpei Yokoi
May 5, 2009·American Journal of Surgery·Sandro ContiniDomenico Corradi
Jan 1, 2011·BMJ Case Reports·Nadeem Ahmed SiddiquiMehwash Nadeem

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Aneurysm

Aneurysms are outward distensions or bulges that occurs in a weakened wall of blood vessels. Discover the latest research on aneurysms here.

Related Papers

Acta Medica (Hradec Králové)
Filip CeckaCestmír Neoral
Digestive and Liver Disease : Official Journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Yaël ButetFrançois-René Pruvot
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
W D ClementsG W Johnston
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved