Spontaneous life-threatening hemobilia during acute liver failure successfully treated with transarterial embolization

A 28-year-old patient admitted with jaundice, vomiting and deteriorating coagulopathy was diagnosed with acute liver failure. After listing for urgent transplantation, he developed Boerhaave’s syndrome and massive hemobilia, two life-threatening complications. Massive hemobilia secondary to a fistul...

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Main Authors: V Boecxstaens, S Heye, G Maleux, Ph Roelandt, D Cassiman, W Laleman, Ch Verslype, W Van Steenbergen, F Nevens, Ph Meersseman, P Verhamme, R Aerts, J Pirenne, D Monbaliu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/126