Hemobilia from a ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm in a 16-year-old girl

Erhan Ünüvar; Burhan Pişkin

doi:10.24953/turkjpediatr.1989.3828

Case Report

Turk J Pediatr 1989; 31(1): 63-70.

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Hemobilia from a ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm in a 16-year-old girl

Authors

Erhan Ünüvar

Burhan Pişkin

Affiliations

Turk J Pediatr 1989; 31(1): 63-70. DOI: 10.24953/turkjpediatr.1989.3828

Published: January 25, 1989

Abstract

A 16-year-old girl with hepatic artery aneurysm due to fibromuscular dysplasia which caused hemobilia is presented. This most unusual and life-threatening type of gastrointestinal bleeding was successfully treated by ligation of the common hepatic and gastroduodenal arteries. The clinical aspects and operative procedures of hepatic artery aneurysm are discussed.

Keywords: hemobilia, hepatic artery, aneurysm

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Copyright © 1989 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to cite

Ünüvar E, Pişkin B. Hemobilia from a ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm in a 16-year-old girl. Turk J Pediatr 1989; 31: 63-70. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1989.3828