HEPATIC-ARTERY ANEURYSMS

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 77  (12) , 934-935
Abstract
Four patients with hepatic artery aneurysm are reported. Two patients presented with abdominal pain, initially considered a consequence of pancreatic disease. A 3rd patient had a sudden onset with hemoperitoneum and shock. In the 4th patient the aneurysm burst into the common bile duct causing hemobilia and jaundice. All were successfully treated with hepatic artery ligation, which left the patient free of symptoms during long-term follow-up. Arteriography should facilitate diagnosis and artery ligation appears the best treatment.