Nihon Fukubu Kyukyu Igakkai Zasshi (Journal of Abdominal Emergency Medicine)
Online ISSN : 1882-4781
Print ISSN : 1340-2242
ISSN-L : 1340-2242
Volume 21, Issue 4
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  • Diagnosis and Treatment
    Hirohisa Kajiwara, Yoshinobu Sumiyama, Mitsuhiko Nakamura, Junya Nakam ...
    2001 Volume 21 Issue 4 Pages 653-658
    Published: May 31, 2001
    Released on J-STAGE: August 04, 2011
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    Pseudoaneurysm has become a high-risk surgical complication in hepatobiliary-pancreatic malignancies. We studied thecause, surgery, treatment, and outcome in cases seen over, the last 5 years at our insitute using abdominal angiography and transarterial embolization (TAE) in diagnosis and treatment. Pseudoaneurysm after choledochojejunostomy with hepatectomy involved prolonged duration after onset take a lot of time and, with bacterial infection, high movtality. Additional surgery was required in some cases, TAE had a poor effect. Extended surgery involving hepatobiliary-pancreatic malignancy meny improve survival but high-risk postoperative complications must be kept in mind. Whenever postoperative pseudoaneurysm is suspected, ultrasonography, computerized tomography, and angiography should be conducted immediately.
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