Obstructive jaundice as a complication of a right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

J Minim Access Surg. 2015 Apr-Jun;11(2):163-4. doi: 10.4103/0972-9941.144097.

Abstract

A hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare, but a potentially life-threatening complication after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Obstructive jaundice owing to a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm after LC has never been reported. We report a patient with a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm after LC who presented with tarry stools, bloody drainage and obstructive jaundice.

Keywords: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; complication; obstructive jaundice; pseudoaneurysm.

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