A Case Report of Acute Abdominal Pain after a Ruptured Hepatic Artery Aneurysm

Hepatic artery aneurysm is the second most common visceral aneurysm and has been seen mainly in men. Most cases are asymptomatic and are discovered accidentally, but the incidence of this kind of aneurysm is high among ruptured visceral artery aneurysm. The most common causes of hepatic artery aneurysm is trauma, and atherosclerosis. This paper is a case report about the ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm in a 51 years old man without history of previous disease or trauma, who referred with abdominal pain. When he was diagnosed, ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm, he underwent an emergency laparatomy. Ultimately, his bleeding was controlled after two days, and the patient was discharged in good condition.