Background: Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm (HAP) is a rare entity, potentially life threatening and associated with high mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate Mayo Clinic enterprise’s clinical experience with HAP occurrence, clinical features and outcome in the last 20 years, and to compare our results with what the literature. Methods: This retrospective analysis [...]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 32-year-old man presented to the ER for two weeks of yellowing skin and eyes. He denied recent illness, weight loss, GI symptoms, hemoptysis, and night sweats. He had arrived in the US four months earlier after a month-long trek through seven countries. He denied any animal bites, but did drink [...]

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of two weeks of nausea, vomiting, abdominal fullness and distension, full-body fatigue, and myalgias. He was also noted to be febrile and jaundiced. Abdominal ultrasound findings were consistent with [...]

Case Presentation: An 84 year old female with a past medical history of stroke, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, cataracts, glaucoma and recent diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis presented with shortness of breath and abdominal pain. Three months prior to admission, the patient had been admitted and found to have acute liver failure secondary to autoimmune hepatitis and [...]

Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with history of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to alcohol use and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, who underwent liver transplant 1 month prior that was complicated by a bile leak at the biliary anastomosis requiring stenting, presented to the hospital for sudden onset of fever, chills and headaches. He was on [...]

Case Presentation: 5 59-year-old male with alcoholic cirrhosis, hypertension, COPD, and diabetes mellitus presented with a 3-month history of progressive confusion and altered mental status. His family reported memory decline, prompting multiple ER visits primarily focused on cirrhosis-related complications, overlooking the neurological symptoms’ etiology. Initial improvement following hepatic encephalopathy treatment was short-lived, leading to rapid [...]