Non-surgical management of post-traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: a case report

Non-surgical management of post-traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: a case report

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Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the hepatic artery is rare and usually occurs as a complication after abdominal trauma.We report a patient presenting with abdominal mass occurring 2 years after blunt abdominal trauma resulting from a pseudoaneurysm of the right hepatic artery.Computed tomographic scan and angiography demonstrated fleshlight automatique a pseudoaneurysm of the right hepatic artery.

This patient had high risks and comorbidity for reoperation, therefore he was selected for conservative treatment by superselective microcoil embolization.He was well and discharged 3 days later.This suggested that this click here alternative treatment was safe and had low complication.

In high-risk patients, we recommend non-surgical management (superselective microcoil embolization) as the treatment of choice for treatment of post-traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm.