ERCP complicated by pseudoanerysm of right hepatic artery: A rare case report

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) has advantage of having bothdiagnostic and therapeutic utility and most common indication for endoscopic sphinterotomyis choledocholithiasis. Therapeutic ERCP is quite often associated with complications, mostcommon being acute pancreatitis followed by bleeding. Most common source of bleedingis small branches of pancreaticoduodenal artery (PDA) which lie close to papilla. We reporta rare case of leaking right hepatic artery pseudoanerysm following clearance of commonbile duct (CBD) stones by ERCP presenting with shock and upper GI bleed. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i2.10546 Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(2) 2015 115-117