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KMID : 0371320070730030272
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2007 Volume.73 No. 3 p.272 ~ p.275
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Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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Choi Jae-Woon
Bae Il-Hun
Park Seon-Mee
Kim Dae-Hoon
Ryu Dong-Hee
Song Young-Jin
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Abstract
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A laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard for symptomatic gallbladder stones. Reports of a pseudoaneurysm following a cholecystectomy have recently increased. Herein, the case of a 36-year-old man, who had an unusual complication following a routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder stones, is reported. On postoperative day 6, the patient was readmitted via the emergency room with severe abdominal pain and right shoulder pain. A selective hepatic angiography revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the branch of the right hepatic artery, which was treated with transarterial embolization. A pseudoaneurysm is an uncommon complication of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. If any suspicion of a pseudoaneurysm is presented, prompt attention and angiography are necessary, as the condition can cause life-threatening bleeding.
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KEYWORD
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Pseudoaneurysm
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