TRAUMATIC PSEUDOANEURYSM OF THE HEPATIC-ARTERY AFTER PERCUTANEOUS LIVER-BIOPSY AND LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN A PATIENT WITH BILIARY-CIRRHOSIS - A CASE-REPORT

Hemobilia is a rare but recognizable complication of percutaneous tran shepatic diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. The diagnosis is someti mes difficult because of the time lag between the procedure and the fi rst symptoms, which can be intermittent. A 35-year-old woman had hemob ilia after percutaneous Tru-cut biopsy of the liver followed by laparo scopic cholecystectomy. The diagnosis of hemobilia was made on clinica l grounds, and a pseudoaneurysm of the right hepatic artery was detect ed on selective angiography. The patient was successfully treated with arterial embolization during angiography.