Successful endovascular embolization of the common hepatic artery for pseudoaneurysm associated with pancreatic fistula after liver transplantation: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), complications such as hepatic artery stenosis, thrombosis, and bleeding are possible. Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysms (HAP) are prone to rupture, rupture hemorrhage, and increased mortality risk. Endovascular treatment of HAP may result in recurrence, even after successful embolization with thrombin. Formation of a HAP in the common hepatic artery (CHA) is challenging because the CHA is the only artery in the liver graft after OLT. Therefore, CHA embolization in HAP is not an initial option. We report a case of HAP at the CHA after OLT that was treated with endovascular therapy, resulting in the occlusion of the CHA with coil embolization, achieving a radical cure.

Case presentation

A 59-year-old man with decompensated

SUBMITTER: Sasaki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10415245 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature