Surgical Treatment of a Dissecting Aneurysm of the Proper Hepatic Artery: Report of a Case

Abstract

Primary dissecting aneurysms of the hepatic artery are extremely rare and only15 cases, including the present case, have been reported in the literature. Surgery was performed in 5 cases, of which 3 cases were successfully treated. This report presents a case of a dissecting aneurysm of the proper hepatic artery that was successfully treated by aneurysmorraphy and vein patch angioplasty.