Idiopathic cystic artery aneurysm complicated with hemobilia and acute pancreatitis

Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int. 2008 Oct;7(5):547-50.

Abstract

Background: Aneurysm of the cystic artery is not common, and it is a rare cause of hemobilia. Most of reported cases are pseudoaneurysms resulting from either an inflammatory process in the abdomen or abdominal trauma.

Method: We report a healthy individual who developed hemobilia and acute pancreatitis associated with cystic artery aneurysm.

Result: The patient was managed with angio-embolization with an uneventful post-embolization course.

Conclusions: Visceral artery aneurysms are rare and can rupture with potentially grave outcome due to excessive bleeding. Angiographic embolization as a common method of treatment for visceral artery aneurysms was used in our patient with good outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aneurysm / complications*
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm / therapy
  • Arteries / pathology
  • Cystic Duct / blood supply*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Hemobilia / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemobilia / etiology*
  • Hemobilia / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pancreatitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatitis / etiology*
  • Pancreatitis / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult