Hemobilia accounts for approximately 3%of all major percutaneous liver biopsy complications,and rarely results from arterioportal fistula.We report a patient who suffered from four complications over 11 d after ultras...Hemobilia accounts for approximately 3%of all major percutaneous liver biopsy complications,and rarely results from arterioportal fistula.We report a patient who suffered from four complications over 11 d after ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver biopsy:hemobilia,acute pancreatitis,acute cholecystitis,and multiple stomach ulcers.Digital subtraction angiography was done after consultation with doctors,and showed obvious arteriovenous fistula of the right liver.The hepatic artery was selected and embolized by spring orbs.The active bleeding was stopped after embolization of the hepatic artery.The patient was discharged home on day 12 after embolization and remained well.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Massive hemobilia is a rare but potential- ly life-threatening cause of upper gastrointestinal hemor- rhage. Transarterial embolization is considered the first line of intervention to stop the bleeding for...BACKGROUND: Massive hemobilia is a rare but potential- ly life-threatening cause of upper gastrointestinal hemor- rhage. Transarterial embolization is considered the first line of intervention to stop the bleeding for most causes of he- mobilia. This study was conducted to evaluate selective he- patic angiography and embolization in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with massive hemobilia. METHODS: The clinical data of 16 patients with massive hemobilia were analyzed retrospectively. These patients un- derwent emergency celiac and selective right or left hepatic artery angiography and treated by embolization using Gel- foam particles and/or coils. RESULTS: Hepatic artery angiography revealed hepatic ar- tery pseudoaneurysms in 6 patients, cystic artery pseudoa- neurysms in 2, diffuse hemorrhage of hepatic artery bran- ches in 5, and right hepatic artery-bile duct fistulae in 3. The patients were diagnosed rapidly by angiography and treated successfully by embolization of the hepatic artery branch proximal to the bleeding point, and hemorrhage was stopped immediately. Two patients were embolized the second time for rebleeding. Neither recurrence of bleeding nor serious complication was found during the fol- low-up for 3 months to 2 years. The other 2 patients whose hemorrhage failed to be controlled died several days later. CONCLUSION: Being safe, reliable and minimally inva- sive , selective hepatic artery angiography and embolization are effective in the diagnosis and treatment of massive he- mobilia.展开更多
We report a case of a 74-year-old woman with a 16-year history of a double bilo-enteric anastomosis due to resected hilar cholangiocarcinoma [Type IIIb Klatskin tumor]. The patient presented with cholangitis secondary...We report a case of a 74-year-old woman with a 16-year history of a double bilo-enteric anastomosis due to resected hilar cholangiocarcinoma [Type IIIb Klatskin tumor]. The patient presented with cholangitis secondary to benign anastomotic stenosis which resulted in a large intrahepatic biloma. In order to restore the patency of the anastomosis and overcome cholangitis, several attempts took place, including endobiliary stenting, balloon-assisted biloplasty and transhepatic billiary drainage. Anastomotic patency was achieved, complicated, however, by persistent upper gastro-intestinal bleeding, presented as hemobilia. A biloma-induced pseudoaneurysm of the left hepatic artery was diagnosed. This had ruptured into the biliary tract, and presented the actual cause of the hemobilia. Selective embolism of the pseudoaneurysm resulted in control of the hemorrhage, and was successfully combined with transhepatic dilatation of the anastomosis and percutaneous drainage of the biloma. The patient was ultimately cured and seems to be in excellent condition, 5 mo after treatment.展开更多
Hemobilia is a rare manifestation of hemophilia and is usually iatrogenic following liver biopsy. There are only few reports of spontaneous hemobilia in hemophilia patients. Cholangiocarcinoma is a well-established ca...Hemobilia is a rare manifestation of hemophilia and is usually iatrogenic following liver biopsy. There are only few reports of spontaneous hemobilia in hemophilia patients. Cholangiocarcinoma is a well-established cause of hemobilia. We describe a case of a 70-year-old male, with known haemophilia B and a past history of papillotomy, who presented with classical symptoms of hemobilia. The initial diagnostic work-up failed to demonstrate a potential cause of bleeding other than the coagulopathy. Three months later, he was readmitted to our hospital with a second episode of hemobilia. During the second work-up, a cholangiocarcinoma was diagnosed both by imaging studies and by a significant elevation of cancer antigen 19-9. Although hemobilia could be attributed to hemophilia, especially in a patient with previous papillotomy, an underlying malignancy of the biliary tree should be suspected.展开更多
BACKGROUND Hemobilia occurs when there is a fistula between hepatic blood vessels and biliary radicles,and represents only a minority of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhages.Causes of hemobilia are varied,but liver absc...BACKGROUND Hemobilia occurs when there is a fistula between hepatic blood vessels and biliary radicles,and represents only a minority of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhages.Causes of hemobilia are varied,but liver abscess rarely causes hemobilia and only a few cases have been reported.Here,we present a case of atypical hemobilia caused by liver abscess that was successfully managed by endoscopic hepatobiliary intervention through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP).CASE SUMMARY A 54-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a history of right upper quadrant abdominal colic and repeated fever for 6 d.Abdominal sonography and enhanced computed tomography revealed that there was an abscess in the right anterior lobe of the liver.During hospitalization,the patient developed upper gastrointestinal bleeding.Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a duodenal ulcer bleeding that was treated with three metal clamps.However,the hemodynamics was still unstable.Hence,upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed again and fresh blood was seen flowing from the ampulla of Vater.Selective angiography did not show any abnormality.An endoscopic nasobiliary drainage(ENBD)tube was inserted into the right anterior bile duct through ERCP,and subsequently cold saline containing(-)-noradrenaline was infused into the bile duct lumen through the ENBD tube with no episode of further bleeding.CONCLUSION Hemobilia should be considered in the development of liver abscess,and endoscopy is essential for diagnosis and management of some cases.展开更多
Liver biopsy is generally considered a safe and highly useful procedure. It is frequently performed in an outpatient setting for diagnosis and follow-up in numerous liver disorders. Since its introduction at the end o...Liver biopsy is generally considered a safe and highly useful procedure. It is frequently performed in an outpatient setting for diagnosis and follow-up in numerous liver disorders. Since its introduction at the end of the 19th century, broad experience, new imaging techniques and special needles have significantly reduced the rate of complications associated with liver biopsy. Known complications of percutaneous biopsy of the liver include hemoperitoneum, subcapsular hematoma, hypotension, pneumothorax and sepsis. Other intra-abdominal complications are less common. Hemobilia due to arterio-biliary duct fistula has been described, which has only rarely been clinically expressed as cholecystitis or pancreatitis. We report a case of a fifteen year-old boy who developed severe acute cholecystitis twelve days after a percutaneous liver biopsy performed in an outpatient setting. The etiology was clearly demonstrated to be hemobilia-associated, and the clinical course required the performance of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The post operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged home. Percutaneous liver biopsy is a safe and commonly performed procedure. However, severe complications can occasionally occur. Both medical and surgical options should be evaluated while dealing with these rare incidents.展开更多
Outpatient percutaneous liver biopsy is a common practice in the differential diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver disease. The major complication and mortality rate were about 2-4% and 0.01-0.33% respectively. Ar...Outpatient percutaneous liver biopsy is a common practice in the differential diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver disease. The major complication and mortality rate were about 2-4% and 0.01-0.33% respectively. Arterio-portal fistula as a complication of percutaneous liver biopsy was infrequently seen and normally asymptomatic. Hemobilia, which accounted for about 3% of overall major percutaneous liver biopsy complications, resulted rarely from arterio-portal fistula We report a hemobilia case of 68 years old woman who was admitted for abdominal pain after liver biopsy. The initial ultrasonography revealed a gallbladder polypoid tumor and common bile duct (CBD) dilatation. Blood clot was extracted as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) showed hemobilia. The patient was shortly readmitted because of recurrence of symptoms. A celiac angiography showed an intrahepatic arterio-portal fistula. After superselective embolization of the feeding artery, the patient was discharged uneventfully. Most cases of hemobilia caused by percutaneous liver biopsy resolved spontaneously. Selective angiography embolization or surgical intervention is reserved for patients who failed to respond to conservative treatment.展开更多
Fibro-muscular dysplasia(FMD)is a rare but well documented disease with multiple arterial aneurysms. The patients,usually women,present with various clinical manifestations according to the specific arteries that are ...Fibro-muscular dysplasia(FMD)is a rare but well documented disease with multiple arterial aneurysms. The patients,usually women,present with various clinical manifestations according to the specific arteries that are affected.Typical findings are aneurysmatic dilatations of medium-sized arteries.The renal and the internal carotid arteries are most frequently affected, but other anatomical sites might be affected too.The typical angiographic picture is that of a"string of beads". Common histological features are additionally described. Here we present a case of a 47-year-old woman,who was hospitalized due to intractable abdominal pain.A routine work-up revealed a liver mass near the portal vein.Before a definite diagnosis was reached,the patient developed massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding.In order to control the hemorrhage,celiac angiography was performed revealing features of FMD in several arteries, including large aneurysms of the hepatic artery.Active bleeding from one of these aneurysms into the biliary tree indicated selective embolization of the hepatic artery.The immediate results were satisfactory,and the 5 years follow-up revealed absence of any clinical symptoms.展开更多
Hemobilia is the result of a pathological communication between bile duct and intra or extrahepatic vessel. 40% to 60% of the haemobilia cases are Iatrogenic, and the other causes are either vascular malformations or ...Hemobilia is the result of a pathological communication between bile duct and intra or extrahepatic vessel. 40% to 60% of the haemobilia cases are Iatrogenic, and the other causes are either vascular malformations or hepatic blunt trauma. We describe the case history of a patient in which laparoscopic cholecystectomy was complicated 3 months later by massive hemobilia. The cause of haemorrhage was a fistula between the principal bil duct and the right hepatic artery. This complication was successfully managed by surgery and angiographic embolization with full recovery of the patient.展开更多
The present report describes a case of hemobilia caused by hepatic pseudoaneurysm. A 63-year-old woman was admitted with abdominal pain and mild jaundice. She was diagnosed as choledocholithiasis and hypersplenism and...The present report describes a case of hemobilia caused by hepatic pseudoaneurysm. A 63-year-old woman was admitted with abdominal pain and mild jaundice. She was diagnosed as choledocholithiasis and hypersplenism and underwent choledocolithotomy and splenectomy. 9th day post operation, massive fresh blood suddenly flew out from T tube and she underwent emergency abdominal exploration but there were no obvious bleeding sites in the abdominal cavity and no bleeding sites in the biliary tree by choledochoscope. 7th day after the second operation, fresh blood suddenly flew out from T tube again and angiography showed two small peudoaneurysms at the second branch of right hepatic artery which might result in hemobilia. The hemobilia was treated successfully with coil embolisation of peudoaneurysms and she recovers fully.展开更多
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of hepatic angiography and embolization in the diagnosis and treatment of hemobilia after hepatobiliary surgery.Methods Nine patients had upper gastrointestinal bleeding 7 day...Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of hepatic angiography and embolization in the diagnosis and treatment of hemobilia after hepatobiliary surgery.Methods Nine patients had upper gastrointestinal bleeding 7 days to 3 months after surgery. They underwent emergency hepatic artery angiography and were treated by embolization using Gelfoam particles only (8 patients) and Gelfoam particles plus microcoils (1 patient). Results Hepatic artery angiography revealed hepatic artery pseudoaneurysms in 3 patients, diffuse hemorrhage of the hepatic artery branches in 3, right hepatic artery-bile duct fistulas in 2, and hepatic artery-small intestine fistula in 1. Hemobilia was controlled with embolization in 7 patients, of whom 1 had recurrent bleeding 1 day after treatment. During the follow-up, 3 patients died of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Two patients whose hemorrhage could not be controlled due to technical reasons died several days later. Conclusion When hemobilia after hepatobiliary surgery is suspected, patients should receive hepatic angiography as a first diagnostic procedure and be treated with minimally invasive procedure of selective embolization of the involved artery as soon as possible.展开更多
Hemobilia refers to bleeding from and/or into the biliary tract and is an uncommon but important cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage.Reports of hemobilia date back to the 1600s,but due to its relative rarity and chal...Hemobilia refers to bleeding from and/or into the biliary tract and is an uncommon but important cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage.Reports of hemobilia date back to the 1600s,but due to its relative rarity and challenges in diagnosis,only in recent decades has hemobilia been more critically studied.The majority of cases of hemobilia are iatrogenic and caused by invasive procedures involving the liver,pancreas,bile ducts and/or the hepatopancreatobiliary vasculature,with trauma and malignancy rep-resenting the two other leading causes.A classic triad of right upper quadrant pain,jaundice,and overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding has been described(i.e.Quincke's triad),but this is present in only 25%e30%of patients with hemobilia.Therefore,prompt diagnosis depends critically on having a high index of suspicion,which may be based on a patient's clinical presentation and having recently undergone(peri-)biliary instrumentation or other predisposing factors.The treatment of hemobilia depends on its severity and suspected source and ranges from supportive care to advanced endoscopic,interventional radiologic,or surgical intervention.Here we provide a clinical overview and update regarding the eti-ology,diagnosis,and treatment of hemobilia geared for specialists and subspecialists alike.展开更多
文摘Hemobilia accounts for approximately 3%of all major percutaneous liver biopsy complications,and rarely results from arterioportal fistula.We report a patient who suffered from four complications over 11 d after ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver biopsy:hemobilia,acute pancreatitis,acute cholecystitis,and multiple stomach ulcers.Digital subtraction angiography was done after consultation with doctors,and showed obvious arteriovenous fistula of the right liver.The hepatic artery was selected and embolized by spring orbs.The active bleeding was stopped after embolization of the hepatic artery.The patient was discharged home on day 12 after embolization and remained well.
文摘BACKGROUND: Massive hemobilia is a rare but potential- ly life-threatening cause of upper gastrointestinal hemor- rhage. Transarterial embolization is considered the first line of intervention to stop the bleeding for most causes of he- mobilia. This study was conducted to evaluate selective he- patic angiography and embolization in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with massive hemobilia. METHODS: The clinical data of 16 patients with massive hemobilia were analyzed retrospectively. These patients un- derwent emergency celiac and selective right or left hepatic artery angiography and treated by embolization using Gel- foam particles and/or coils. RESULTS: Hepatic artery angiography revealed hepatic ar- tery pseudoaneurysms in 6 patients, cystic artery pseudoa- neurysms in 2, diffuse hemorrhage of hepatic artery bran- ches in 5, and right hepatic artery-bile duct fistulae in 3. The patients were diagnosed rapidly by angiography and treated successfully by embolization of the hepatic artery branch proximal to the bleeding point, and hemorrhage was stopped immediately. Two patients were embolized the second time for rebleeding. Neither recurrence of bleeding nor serious complication was found during the fol- low-up for 3 months to 2 years. The other 2 patients whose hemorrhage failed to be controlled died several days later. CONCLUSION: Being safe, reliable and minimally inva- sive , selective hepatic artery angiography and embolization are effective in the diagnosis and treatment of massive he- mobilia.
文摘We report a case of a 74-year-old woman with a 16-year history of a double bilo-enteric anastomosis due to resected hilar cholangiocarcinoma [Type IIIb Klatskin tumor]. The patient presented with cholangitis secondary to benign anastomotic stenosis which resulted in a large intrahepatic biloma. In order to restore the patency of the anastomosis and overcome cholangitis, several attempts took place, including endobiliary stenting, balloon-assisted biloplasty and transhepatic billiary drainage. Anastomotic patency was achieved, complicated, however, by persistent upper gastro-intestinal bleeding, presented as hemobilia. A biloma-induced pseudoaneurysm of the left hepatic artery was diagnosed. This had ruptured into the biliary tract, and presented the actual cause of the hemobilia. Selective embolism of the pseudoaneurysm resulted in control of the hemorrhage, and was successfully combined with transhepatic dilatation of the anastomosis and percutaneous drainage of the biloma. The patient was ultimately cured and seems to be in excellent condition, 5 mo after treatment.
文摘Hemobilia is a rare manifestation of hemophilia and is usually iatrogenic following liver biopsy. There are only few reports of spontaneous hemobilia in hemophilia patients. Cholangiocarcinoma is a well-established cause of hemobilia. We describe a case of a 70-year-old male, with known haemophilia B and a past history of papillotomy, who presented with classical symptoms of hemobilia. The initial diagnostic work-up failed to demonstrate a potential cause of bleeding other than the coagulopathy. Three months later, he was readmitted to our hospital with a second episode of hemobilia. During the second work-up, a cholangiocarcinoma was diagnosed both by imaging studies and by a significant elevation of cancer antigen 19-9. Although hemobilia could be attributed to hemophilia, especially in a patient with previous papillotomy, an underlying malignancy of the biliary tree should be suspected.
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文摘BACKGROUND Hemobilia occurs when there is a fistula between hepatic blood vessels and biliary radicles,and represents only a minority of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhages.Causes of hemobilia are varied,but liver abscess rarely causes hemobilia and only a few cases have been reported.Here,we present a case of atypical hemobilia caused by liver abscess that was successfully managed by endoscopic hepatobiliary intervention through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP).CASE SUMMARY A 54-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a history of right upper quadrant abdominal colic and repeated fever for 6 d.Abdominal sonography and enhanced computed tomography revealed that there was an abscess in the right anterior lobe of the liver.During hospitalization,the patient developed upper gastrointestinal bleeding.Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a duodenal ulcer bleeding that was treated with three metal clamps.However,the hemodynamics was still unstable.Hence,upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed again and fresh blood was seen flowing from the ampulla of Vater.Selective angiography did not show any abnormality.An endoscopic nasobiliary drainage(ENBD)tube was inserted into the right anterior bile duct through ERCP,and subsequently cold saline containing(-)-noradrenaline was infused into the bile duct lumen through the ENBD tube with no episode of further bleeding.CONCLUSION Hemobilia should be considered in the development of liver abscess,and endoscopy is essential for diagnosis and management of some cases.
文摘Liver biopsy is generally considered a safe and highly useful procedure. It is frequently performed in an outpatient setting for diagnosis and follow-up in numerous liver disorders. Since its introduction at the end of the 19th century, broad experience, new imaging techniques and special needles have significantly reduced the rate of complications associated with liver biopsy. Known complications of percutaneous biopsy of the liver include hemoperitoneum, subcapsular hematoma, hypotension, pneumothorax and sepsis. Other intra-abdominal complications are less common. Hemobilia due to arterio-biliary duct fistula has been described, which has only rarely been clinically expressed as cholecystitis or pancreatitis. We report a case of a fifteen year-old boy who developed severe acute cholecystitis twelve days after a percutaneous liver biopsy performed in an outpatient setting. The etiology was clearly demonstrated to be hemobilia-associated, and the clinical course required the performance of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The post operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged home. Percutaneous liver biopsy is a safe and commonly performed procedure. However, severe complications can occasionally occur. Both medical and surgical options should be evaluated while dealing with these rare incidents.
文摘Outpatient percutaneous liver biopsy is a common practice in the differential diagnosis and treatment of chronic liver disease. The major complication and mortality rate were about 2-4% and 0.01-0.33% respectively. Arterio-portal fistula as a complication of percutaneous liver biopsy was infrequently seen and normally asymptomatic. Hemobilia, which accounted for about 3% of overall major percutaneous liver biopsy complications, resulted rarely from arterio-portal fistula We report a hemobilia case of 68 years old woman who was admitted for abdominal pain after liver biopsy. The initial ultrasonography revealed a gallbladder polypoid tumor and common bile duct (CBD) dilatation. Blood clot was extracted as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) showed hemobilia. The patient was shortly readmitted because of recurrence of symptoms. A celiac angiography showed an intrahepatic arterio-portal fistula. After superselective embolization of the feeding artery, the patient was discharged uneventfully. Most cases of hemobilia caused by percutaneous liver biopsy resolved spontaneously. Selective angiography embolization or surgical intervention is reserved for patients who failed to respond to conservative treatment.
文摘Fibro-muscular dysplasia(FMD)is a rare but well documented disease with multiple arterial aneurysms. The patients,usually women,present with various clinical manifestations according to the specific arteries that are affected.Typical findings are aneurysmatic dilatations of medium-sized arteries.The renal and the internal carotid arteries are most frequently affected, but other anatomical sites might be affected too.The typical angiographic picture is that of a"string of beads". Common histological features are additionally described. Here we present a case of a 47-year-old woman,who was hospitalized due to intractable abdominal pain.A routine work-up revealed a liver mass near the portal vein.Before a definite diagnosis was reached,the patient developed massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding.In order to control the hemorrhage,celiac angiography was performed revealing features of FMD in several arteries, including large aneurysms of the hepatic artery.Active bleeding from one of these aneurysms into the biliary tree indicated selective embolization of the hepatic artery.The immediate results were satisfactory,and the 5 years follow-up revealed absence of any clinical symptoms.
文摘Hemobilia is the result of a pathological communication between bile duct and intra or extrahepatic vessel. 40% to 60% of the haemobilia cases are Iatrogenic, and the other causes are either vascular malformations or hepatic blunt trauma. We describe the case history of a patient in which laparoscopic cholecystectomy was complicated 3 months later by massive hemobilia. The cause of haemorrhage was a fistula between the principal bil duct and the right hepatic artery. This complication was successfully managed by surgery and angiographic embolization with full recovery of the patient.
文摘The present report describes a case of hemobilia caused by hepatic pseudoaneurysm. A 63-year-old woman was admitted with abdominal pain and mild jaundice. She was diagnosed as choledocholithiasis and hypersplenism and underwent choledocolithotomy and splenectomy. 9th day post operation, massive fresh blood suddenly flew out from T tube and she underwent emergency abdominal exploration but there were no obvious bleeding sites in the abdominal cavity and no bleeding sites in the biliary tree by choledochoscope. 7th day after the second operation, fresh blood suddenly flew out from T tube again and angiography showed two small peudoaneurysms at the second branch of right hepatic artery which might result in hemobilia. The hemobilia was treated successfully with coil embolisation of peudoaneurysms and she recovers fully.
文摘Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of hepatic angiography and embolization in the diagnosis and treatment of hemobilia after hepatobiliary surgery.Methods Nine patients had upper gastrointestinal bleeding 7 days to 3 months after surgery. They underwent emergency hepatic artery angiography and were treated by embolization using Gelfoam particles only (8 patients) and Gelfoam particles plus microcoils (1 patient). Results Hepatic artery angiography revealed hepatic artery pseudoaneurysms in 3 patients, diffuse hemorrhage of the hepatic artery branches in 3, right hepatic artery-bile duct fistulas in 2, and hepatic artery-small intestine fistula in 1. Hemobilia was controlled with embolization in 7 patients, of whom 1 had recurrent bleeding 1 day after treatment. During the follow-up, 3 patients died of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Two patients whose hemorrhage could not be controlled due to technical reasons died several days later. Conclusion When hemobilia after hepatobiliary surgery is suspected, patients should receive hepatic angiography as a first diagnostic procedure and be treated with minimally invasive procedure of selective embolization of the involved artery as soon as possible.
基金This work was supported by the USA National Institutes of Health grant NIDDK DK057993(to NFL).
文摘Hemobilia refers to bleeding from and/or into the biliary tract and is an uncommon but important cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage.Reports of hemobilia date back to the 1600s,but due to its relative rarity and challenges in diagnosis,only in recent decades has hemobilia been more critically studied.The majority of cases of hemobilia are iatrogenic and caused by invasive procedures involving the liver,pancreas,bile ducts and/or the hepatopancreatobiliary vasculature,with trauma and malignancy rep-resenting the two other leading causes.A classic triad of right upper quadrant pain,jaundice,and overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding has been described(i.e.Quincke's triad),but this is present in only 25%e30%of patients with hemobilia.Therefore,prompt diagnosis depends critically on having a high index of suspicion,which may be based on a patient's clinical presentation and having recently undergone(peri-)biliary instrumentation or other predisposing factors.The treatment of hemobilia depends on its severity and suspected source and ranges from supportive care to advanced endoscopic,interventional radiologic,or surgical intervention.Here we provide a clinical overview and update regarding the eti-ology,diagnosis,and treatment of hemobilia geared for specialists and subspecialists alike.
