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[Haemobilia as sign of hepatic artery aneurysm (author's transl)]. 1980

A Manfredi, and A Bozzetti, and P Salcuni

The Authors described a case of left hepatic artery aneurysm giving ris to haemobilia. A wide discussion is held on clinical and diagnostic aspects on this situation, often causing operations following each other, before that a correct surgical treatment is indicated. The patient underwent the left hepatic artery ligature, at present considered the choice method in the treatment of haemobilia following ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008026	Ligation	Application of a ligature to tie a vessel or strangulate a part.	Ligature,Ligations,Ligatures
D008107	Liver Diseases	Pathological processes of the LIVER.	Liver Dysfunction,Disease, Liver,Diseases, Liver,Dysfunction, Liver,Dysfunctions, Liver,Liver Disease,Liver Dysfunctions
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009336	Necrosis	The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
D005260	Female		Females
D006431	Hemobilia	Hemorrhage in or through the BILIARY TRACT due to trauma, inflammation, CHOLELITHIASIS, vascular disease, or neoplasms.	Biliary Tract Hemorrhage,Hemorrhage, Biliary Tract,Biliary Tract Hemorrhages,Hemobilias
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
D000783	Aneurysm	Pathological outpouching or sac-like dilatation in the wall of any blood vessel (ARTERIES or VEINS) or the heart (HEART ANEURYSM). It indicates a thin and weakened area in the wall which may later rupture. Aneurysms are classified by location, etiology, or other characteristics.	Saccular Aneurysm,Fusiform Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Fusiform,Aneurysms,Aneurysms, Fusiform,Fusiform Aneurysms
D000792	Angiography	Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium.	Arteriography,Angiogram,Angiograms,Angiographies,Arteriographies