Biomaterial Database

Traumatic hemobilia. Diagnosis by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. 1979

M D Goldberg, and J D Waye

A patient with traumatic hemobilia documented by retrograde endoscopic cholangiography and treated by right hepatic artery ligation, is described. The role of ERCP in making the diagnosis of traumatic hemobilia is discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008026	Ligation	Application of a ligature to tie a vessel or strangulate a part.	Ligature,Ligations,Ligatures
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008297	Male		Males
D002758	Cholangiography	An imaging test of the BILIARY TRACT in which a contrast dye (RADIOPAQUE MEDIA) is injected into the BILE DUCT and x-ray pictures are taken.	Cholangiographies
D004724	Endoscopy	Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body.	Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
D006470	Hemorrhage	Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel.	Bleeding,Hemorrhages
D006499	Hepatic Artery	A branch of the celiac artery that distributes to the stomach, pancreas, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, and greater omentum.	Arteries, Hepatic,Artery, Hepatic,Hepatic Arteries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001660	Biliary Tract Diseases	Diseases in any part of the BILIARY TRACT including the BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER.	Biliary Tract Disease,Disease, Biliary Tract,Diseases, Biliary Tract,Tract Disease, Biliary,Tract Diseases, Biliary