Haemobilia, the rare case of bleeding into GIT
Siller, J.; Havlícek, K.; Turnovský, P.; Sácha, M.; Cervinka, V.
Rozhledy V Chirurgii Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti 87(2): 89-91
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9351 PMID: 18380162 Document Number: 615786
Bleeding into GIT is still serious problem with not low lethality. Especially, acute bleeding needs fast diagnostics and treatment. The aim of our work is to present the rare case of bleeding into GIT--haemobilia. There is presented casuistics of the patient who was successfully treated on our department for bleeding from erosion of cystic artery as a consequence of acute cholecystitis. Nowadays there is dominantly preferred endoscopic approach in diagnostics and treatment of the bleeding into GIT. But surgical approach is in some cases the only one method in treatment of these complications.