Hematochezia and right-sided upper abdominal pain after puncture of a liver abscess in a 75-year-old male

This article presents the case of a 75-year-old male patient, who underwent a percutaneous abscess puncture of a liver abscess. A few days after the puncture and drainage there was a sudden onset of right upper quadrant abdominal pain accompanied by hematochezia. The patient presented with markedly elevated liver enzyme levels and a significant drop in hemoglobin concentration. After gastroscopy and abdominal computed tomography (CT) in the portal venous phase no bleeding source could be identified. A false aneurysm of the cystic artery was identified only after a CT angiography of the abdomen. Due to spontaneous cessation of the bleeding a cholecystectomy was subsequently performed for definitive treatment of the false aneurysm.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Der Internist - 61(2020), 5 vom: 11. Mai, Seite 513-517

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Hämatochezie und rechtsseitiger Oberbauchschmerz nach Punktion eines Leberabszesses bei einem 75-Jährigen

Beteiligte Personen:

Gürtler, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Linnemann, Doris [VerfasserIn]
Moser, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Dräger, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Osthoff, Michael [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aneurysm, false
Case Reports
Cholecystectomy
Computed tomography angiography
Cystic artery
Journal Article
Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

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Date Completed 28.05.2020

Date Revised 28.05.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00108-020-00781-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308315944