Hemobilia Leading to a Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hemobilia from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare and is usually noted in established cases of HCC after invasive procedures. Hemobilia can present with serious complications including acute pancreatitis and cholangitis. We describe an unusual case of hemobilia causing obstructive jaundice with...

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Autores principales: Gollol-Raju, Narasimha Swamy, Jayananda, Sriraksha, Mudireddy, Prashant
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6658049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616728
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000037
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Sumario:Hemobilia from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare and is usually noted in established cases of HCC after invasive procedures. Hemobilia can present with serious complications including acute pancreatitis and cholangitis. We describe an unusual case of hemobilia causing obstructive jaundice with suspected cholangitis and acute pancreatitis with subsequent workup revealing HCC.

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