Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm as a complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

A 39-year-old man presented with a subhepatic fluid collection 3 weeks after undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This was mistakenly thought to represent an abscess, and a drainage catheter was placed at an outside institution. Upon transfer, the collection was diagnosed as a pseudoaneurysm b...

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Published inAbdominal imaging Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 75
Main Authors Bergey, E, Einstein, D M, Herts, B R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1995
Subjects
Adult
Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm - etiology
Arteries - injuries
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic - adverse effects
Drainage
Gallbladder - blood supply
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:A 39-year-old man presented with a subhepatic fluid collection 3 weeks after undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This was mistakenly thought to represent an abscess, and a drainage catheter was placed at an outside institution. Upon transfer, the collection was diagnosed as a pseudoaneurysm by spiral computed tomography (CT) and angiography. This is the first report of a pseudoaneurysm complicating laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
ISSN:0942-8925
1432-0509
DOI:10.1007/bf00199652