Open repair of a giant hepatic artery aneurysm

Arunan Mahendravarman1, Christopher Seng Hong Lim1, Jaswinder Singh Samra1

  • 1Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Road, St Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia.

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Hepatic artery aneurysms (HAAs) are rare vascular lesions with significant risk of rupture and high mortality if untreated. We report a 59-year-old male who re-presented with severe chest and abdominal pain 10 years after failed embolization of a known HAA. Imaging revealed a massive lesion with extensive local mass effect, ultimately requiring complex multivisceral resection and vascular reconstruction to achieve definitive management.