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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Case report

Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm, bronchobiliary fistula in a patient with liver trauma

Authors: Prabhat Jha, Bijendra Dhoj Joshi, Binit Kumar Jha

Published in: BMC Surgery | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Bronchobiliary fistula and hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm are rare complications of hepatic trauma. There are isolated case reports for both pseudoaneurysm and bronchobiliary fistula following hepatic trauma but there aren’t reports of both conditions developing in a single patient.

Case presentation

This case describes an 18 year old hindu male who developed right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and bronchobiliary fistula following blunt abdominal trauma. Patient was managed with exploratory laparotomy followed by coil embolization and Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography stenting respectively.

Conclusion

Rare complications of liver trauma include pseudoaneurysm and bronchobiliary fistula. These complications can rarely co- exist in a single patient.
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Metadata
Title
Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm, bronchobiliary fistula in a patient with liver trauma
Authors
Prabhat Jha
Bijendra Dhoj Joshi
Binit Kumar Jha
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Surgery / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-018-0437-9

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