Table 1.
True aneurysms of the hepatic artery and gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
| Reference | Article type | No. of cases | Patient age | Location of fistula | Diagnostics | Treatment | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer and Gresham [6] | Case report | 1 | 77 | NA | Autopsy | Laparotomy | NA |
| Graham et al. [5] | Case report | 1 | 61 | Portal vein | Angiography | Surgical resection | Heriditary telangiectasia |
| Macdonald et al. [7] | Case report | 1 | 52 | Gallbladder | Laparotomy | Surgical resection | Cholecystitis |
| Gryboski and Clemett [8] | Case report | 1 | 18 weeks | NA | Autopsy | NA | Congenital |
| Sandblom [9] | Case report | 1 | 73 | Pancreatic duct | Angiography | NA | NA |
| Gupta and Cope [10] | Case reportα | 1 | 30 | Common bile duct | Angiography | Surgical ligation | Endocarditis |
| Santiago-Delpin et al. [11] | Case report | 1 | 48 | Common bile duct | Laparotomy | Surgical resection partial | Marfan syndrome |
| Croom et al. [12] | Case report | 1 | 73 | Common bile duct | Agiography | Surgical resection | NA |
| Balthazar [13] | Case reportα | 1 | 74 | Common bile duct | Angiography | Surgical resection | NA |
| Harlaftis and Akin [14] | Case report and literature review | 48 | 62a | Common bile ducta | Angiographya | Surgical ligationa | NA |
| Gallbladder | |||||||
| Cystic duct | |||||||
| Peritoneal cavity | |||||||
| Hepatic ducts | |||||||
| Duodenum | |||||||
| Unknown | |||||||
| Cranston and Smith [15] | Case report | 1 | 83 | Intestinal tract not otherwise specified | Angiography | Surgical resection | NA |
| Hügel et al. [16] | Case report | 1 | 56 | Duodenal bulb | Angiography | Surgical resection | NA |
| Stierli et al. [17] | Case report | 1 | 51 | Pancreatic duct | NA | Surgical resection | Giant cavernous hemangioma |
| Psathakis et al. [18] | Case reportαβ and literature review | 2 | 64–70 | Abdominal cavity | Laparotomy | Surgical resection | NA |
| Gallbladder and cholecystic fistula | |||||||
| Werner and Bonnevie [4] | Case report | 1 | 73 | Pancreatic duct | Angiography | Surgical resection, bypass grafting | NA |
| Hubloue et al. [19] | Case report and literature review | 1 | 74 | Duodenal bulb | Angiography | Surgical resection | Acromegaly |
| Sarkar et al. [20] | Case reportα | 1 | 65 | Common bile duct | Angiography | Embolisation | NA |
| Pross et al. [22] | Case report | 1 | 56 | Duodenal bulb | Angiography | Surgical ligation | Intrahepatic artery chemotherapy |
| O’Driscoll et al. [21] | Literature review | 1 | 35 | Common bile duct | Angiography | Embolization metal coils | NA |
| Cho et al. [23] | Case report | 1 | 49 | Duodenal bulb | NA | Surgical resection | NA |
| Maralcan et al. [24] | Case report α,β,δ | 1 | 65 | Bile system not otherwise specified | Angiography | Surgical ligation | NA |
| Shuster et al. [25] | Case report | 1 | 21 | Duodenal bulb | Angiography | Surgical resection, and venous grafting | Polyarteriitis nodosa |
| Narula et al. [26] | Case report | 1 | 85 | Unknown | Angiography | No treatment | NA |
| Traversa et al. [27] | Case report | 1 | 49 | Common bile duct | Angiography | Embolisation metal coils | NA |
| Morisawa et al. [28] | Case reportα | 1 | 83 | Common bile duct | Angiography | Embolisation metal coils and gelatine sponge | NA |
| Soon et al. [29] | Case report | 1 | 43 | Gall bladder | CT | Embolisation metal coils | Endocarditis |
| Papafragkou et al. [30] | Case report | 1 | 74 | Stomach | CT | Surgical resection | NA |
| Wu et al. [31] | Case report | 1 | 50 | Common bileduct | CT | Embolisation metal coils and N-butyl cyanoacrylate | Fibromuscular dysplasia |
| Huisman et al. [32] | Case report | 1 | 48 | Duodenum | CT | Surgical suture laparotomy + Stent placement | NA |
| Kobayashi et al. [33] | Case report | 1 | 77 | Duodenum | CT | Stent placement | NA |
| Komatsu et al. [34] | Case reportα | 1 | 53 | No direct fistula could be found | CT | Surgical resection | Marfan syndrome |
Note: Unless otherwise specified, the aneurysm was from the common hepatic artery. NA = Not available. CT = Computed Tomography.
Data on the one patient from the case report. Ages from the literature review is not specified.
Right hepatic artery.
Left hepatic artery.
Abberant right heptic artery.