Mirizzi syndrome associated with hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: a case report. (Highly Accessed)
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Anderson, O
Faroug, R
Davidson, BR
Goode, JA
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This is the first case report of Mirizzi syndrome associated with hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm. CASE PRESENTATION: A 54-year-old man presented with painful obstructive jaundice and weight loss. Computed tomography showed a hilar mass in the liver. Following an episode of haemobilia, angiography demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of a branch of the right hepatic artery that was embolised. At surgery, a gallstone causing Mirizzi type II syndrome was found to be responsible for the biliary obstruction and a necrotic inflammatory mass and haematoma were found to be extending into the liver. The mass was debrided and drained, the obstructing stones removed and the bile duct drained with a t-tube. The patient made a full recovery. CONCLUSION: This case highlights another situation where there may be difficulty in differentiating Mirizzi syndrome from biliary tract cancer.
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Published version
Date Issued
2008
Citation
J Med Case Reports, 2008, 2, pp.351-
ISSN
1752-1947
Start Page
351
Journal / Book Title
J Med Case Reports
Volume
2
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© 2008 Anderson et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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15.04.14 KB. Already in spiral but the OA declaration missing - republished.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/6104
PII: 1752-1947-2-351
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England