Faux anévrisme post-traumatique de l’artère hépatique. À propos d’une observation

Imaging for Hepatic Vascular Injury from Blunt Trauma in Children—Nine Cases Report

“…Traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm occurs in 1.2% of liver injuries [4]. Arteriovenous fistula are rare, they are more commonly located between hepatic artery and portal vein [5].…”

“…Physical examination can be normal [1,4,6]; often, physical signs are present and are manifested by abdominal sensitivity, abdominal defense, blood pressure decrease, anemia, icterus and digestive hemorrhage. …”

“…It helps to specify and confirm the vascular nature of aneurysmal sac and its circulating character, to guide a percutaneous embolization and to control therapeutic efficiency and outcome of aneurismal sac [4,8]. …”

“…Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm manifests as a round focal lesion with high attenuation almost identical to other arteries at an early phase of CT after contrast. In arteriovenous fistula, CT scan shows opacification of portal vein at arterial phase [4,5].…”