Pseudoaneurysm of a cystic artery is a rare entity that commonly occurs secondary to biliary procedures. Most of the cases in literature are consisted of ruptured aneurysms and to our knowledge, except our case, there were only 3 cases with unruptured aneurysms, which incidentally were detected by radiological methods. When cystic artery pseudoaneurysm is present with acute cholecystitis, most ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the incidence of active bleeding complications following transplant and the efficacy of interventional radiologic management. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between June 2000 and February 2007, 14 liver transplant patients with active bleeding were treated via endovascular techniques (coils, glue, or graft-covered stents). Active bleeding was spontaneous in 6 patients through th...

An 82-year-old man was admitted to hospital for management of an acute cerebral infarct. During his rehabilitation he was given antibiotics for pneumonia. After the antibiotic treatment commenced, he developed hypovolaemic shock and fresh rectal bleeding. His haemoglobin level dropped from 102 g/L to 75 g/L. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy found mild gastric erosion. Computed tomography (CT) reveal...

OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical effectiveness of angiography and transcatheter intervention in patients suspected of visceral artery pseudoaneurysm complicating pancreatitis and pancreatic surgery. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS A total of 51 patients who underwent mesenteric angiography for a suspected visceral artery pseudoaneurysm following pancreati...

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A 30-year-old woman experienced severe abdominal pain 8 days after vaginal delivery. The patient was diagnosed with hemoperitoneum due to rupture of the left uterine artery pseudoaneurysm, which was confirmed via ultrasound with color Doppler and computed tomography scans. This patient was treated with bilateral uterine artery embolization to maintain fertility. A uterine artery pseudoaneurysm ...

BACKGROUND Femoral artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication but with increasing frequency nowadays due to the advances of endovascular intervention. Rare cases of brachial or popliteal artery pseudoaneurysms had ever been reported and the predictive factors of failed ultrasound-guided compression repair (UGCR) are controversial. METHODS During the past 8 years, 21 patients (12 males and n...