| Hepatic artery aneurysm erosion into the stomach: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 18947965 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
BACKGROUND: Hepatic artery aneurysms are the second most common visceral aneurysms. The natural history of hepatic artery aneurysms typically results in enlargement, rupture, and life-threatening hemorrhage. Atherosclerosis, traditionally, has been the most common cause of hepatic artery aneurysm. OBJECTIVE: A case of a hepatic artery aneurysm invading the stomach is presented to draw attention to the clinical presentation of this potentially catastrophic entity. CASE REPORT: A 74-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with hematemesis. He was hemodynamically stable with a hemoglobin of 10.5. Abdominal CT imaging revealed a hepatic artery aneurysm that eroded into the stomach. The erosion was successfully repaired operatively and the aneurysm was embolized. CONCLUSION: The most common symptom is epigastric pain. The clinical and radiological findings of a hepatic artery aneurysm eroding into the stomach with subsequent upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, as highlighted in the case reported, have received little prior attention in the medical literature. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Sotirios Papafragkou; Lioudmila Haimovici; Edwin Gonzalez; Leonard Barrett; Elizabeth Cirincione |
Related Documents
:
|
9527235 - Reversal of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after diversion of anomalous hepatic d... 12522645 - Arterial embolization of giant hepatic hemangiomas. 15481565 - Supraumbilical skin rash and fat necrosis after transcatheter arterial chemoembolizatio... 19539285 - Management of ongoing arterial haemorrhage after damage control laparotomy: optimal tim... 12646305 - Permanent cerebral ischemia induces sustained procaspase 9l increase not controlled by ... 7637625 - Reconstructive microsurgery of lymph vessels: the personal method of lymphatic-venous-l... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2008-10-23 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: The Journal of emergency medicine Volume: 39 ISSN: 0736-4679 ISO Abbreviation: J Emerg Med Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-10-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8412174 Medline TA: J Emerg Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 32-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York 11554, USA. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Aged Aneurysm / complications*, diagnosis, radiography, therapy Embolization, Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology* Hepatic Artery* Humans Male Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Testicular Infarction Becoming Apparent After Hernia Reduction.
Next Document: Computer-tailored health interventions delivered over the Web: review and analysis of key components...