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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1785224
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Unusual Cause of Hemobilia

Majid Khalil Rather
1   Department of Gastroenterology, GMC, Srinagar, J&K, India
,
Nisar A. Shah 
2   Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, GMC, Srinagar, J&K, India
,
Mohamad Muzafar Mir
1   Department of Gastroenterology, GMC, Srinagar, J&K, India
,
Asif Iqbal Shah
1   Department of Gastroenterology, GMC, Srinagar, J&K, India
,
Showkat Ahmad Kadla
1   Department of Gastroenterology, GMC, Srinagar, J&K, India
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Abstract

Hemobilia is one of the rare causes of upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Causes of hemobilia vary from benign lesions, malignant tumors, to vascular causes. Rupture of a hepatic artery aneurysm into common bile duct is rarely encountered in clinical practice, and sometimes can be very tricky to diagnose if the clinician is not aware of this cause of GI bleeding. We diagnosed a young female who has had a recent gallbladder surgery and presented with a massive upper GI bleeding. She was managed with coil embolization of the right hepatic artery.

Keywords

hemobilia - hepatic artery aneurysm - cholecystectomy - coil embolization


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Article published online:
27 March 2024

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