کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4280747 | 1611577 | 2008 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
BackgroundTreatment of patients with extrahepatic artery aneurysms (HAAs) is not well defined. The aim of this study was to report 4 patients with HAAs treated by ligation and to underline the rationale of this technique.MethodsFrom 2000 to 2006, 4 consecutive patients, including 1 with bile duct compression and 1 with hemobilia, presented with symptomatic HAAs. Preoperative imaging included spiral computed axial tomography with computed axial tomography–assisted arteriography in all patients and diagnostic arteriography in 1 patient. One patient underwent unsuccessful transarterial embolization. All patients were treated surgically by ligation with preservation of the collateral network identified by preoperative imaging.ResultsDuring a 6- to 70-month range of follow-up, there was no postoperative mortality, surgical morbidity, or adverse consequences on liver function tests.ConclusionsLigation is a simple and efficient treatment in patients with symptomatic extrahepatic artery aneurysm, even those with bile duct obstruction.
Journal: The American Journal of Surgery - Volume 196, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 333–338