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Cholecystitis and hemobilia. J Surg Case Rep 2019 Dec;2019(12):rjz350

Date

12/21/2019

Pubmed ID

31857891

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6911657

DOI

10.1093/jscr/rjz350

Abstract

Hemobilia, or hemorrhage into the biliary system, is an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding most commonly seen in accidental or iatrogenic trauma. We present the rare case of a 43-year-old gentleman who presents with an intrahepatic pseudoaneurysm caused by cholecystitis. The management of the hemobilia was technically challenging requiring multiple interventional procedures. We review the pathophysiology and treatment strategies for this rare case of gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Author List

Staszak JK, Buechner D, Helmick RA

Author

Ryan Helmick MD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin