[Post-traumatic intrahepatic arterioportal fistula]

Traumatic arterioportal fistulas (APF) are very rare. The most common reasons are liver biopsy and liver injuries. They are also caused by liver tumours and vessel anomalies. This is a case-report of a patient who developed an APF after blunt abdominal trauma. The fistula bearing part of the liver was resected in two sessions. In cases of large APFs with a flow from multiple collaterals the therapy of choice is the embolization. If not possible a selective excision of the fistulous sac or the resection of the fistula containing liver segment are recommended.