SYMPTOMATIC HEMOBILIA AFTER LIVER-BIOPSY - VALUE OF THE ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL OF THIS COMPLICATION

Authors
ESCOLANO CM LOZANO C CUESTA A BONILLA F BLAZQUEZ JC VIGUERAS I SILLERO C
Citation
Cm. Escolano et al., SYMPTOMATIC HEMOBILIA AFTER LIVER-BIOPSY - VALUE OF THE ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL OF THIS COMPLICATION, Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas, 87(2), 1995, pp. 169-173
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas → ACNP
ISSN journal
11300108
Volume
87
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
169 - 173
Database
ISI
SICI code
1130-0108(1995)87:2<169:SHAL-V>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Hemobilia is the term which describes the presence of blood in the bil iary tract. We describe a case of symptomatic hemobilia after percutan eous liver biopsy which resolved spontaneously. We review the physiopa thology of this complication and we highlight the role of abdominal ul trasonography not only in the diagnosis but also in the follow-up of h emobilia. In our case, abdominal ultrasonography was able to identify the probable point of bleeding.