Hemobilia from Ruptured Hepatic Artery Aneurysm in Polyarteritis Nodosa
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Hemobilia from Ruptured Hepatic Artery Aneurysm in Polyarteritis Nodosa
Hemobilia, in patients with the diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa, is rare at clinical presentation and has a grave prognosis. We describe a case of massive hemobilia, due to aneurysmal rupture, in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa. A 39-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with upper abdominal pain. The patient had a history of partial small bowel resection, for intestinal infarction, a...
متن کاملRuptured hepatic aneurysm as first presenting symptom of polyarteritis nodosa
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is an inflammatory vasculitis that creates regions of stenosis and aneurysm formation. The authors describe a 66-year-old female with hepatic artery rupture as the first presentation of undiagnosed PAN, presenting with abdominal pain followed by hemorrhagic shock. This aneurysm was suture ligated with a successful outcome. A mesenteric arteriogram demonstrated lesions...
متن کاملAbdominal pain developing from a polyarteritis nodosa-induced hepatic aneurysm.
Systemic polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is characterized by necrotizing inflammatory changes in medium and small-sized arteries (1). Because the range of symptoms is a wide and no specific serological test exists, diagnosis of PAN could be difficult. Gastrointestinal systems such as the liver, appendix, and gallbladder are rarely affected (2). A 9-year-old female patient was admitted with severe ab...
متن کاملPolyarteritis nodosa presenting with necrotising appendicitis and hepatic aneurysm rupture.
Polyarteritis nodosa is a necrotizing vasculitis which affects small and medium-sized arteries. The clinical features of the disease vary according to the site and extent of involvement. Aneurysmal dilatation and thrombosis in the arteries of the liver and gastrointestinal tract have been reported in polyarteritis nodosa. However, rupture of the hepatic aneurysm and necrotizing appendicitis due...
متن کاملSevere Hemobilia from Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm
Background. Hemobilia is a rare, jeopardizing complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy coming upon usually within 4 weeks after surgery. The first-line management is angiographic coil embolization of hepatic arteries, which is successful in the majority of bleedings: in a minority of cases, a second embolization or even laparotomy is needed. Case Presentation. We describe the case history o...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1226-3303,2005-6648
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.1.79