Vascular complications of liver abscess: A literature review

Table 3 Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm associated with amebic and pyogenic liver abscess

Ref.	Study type	Age/gender	LA type	Complication	Treatment	Outcomes
Silvestri and Ngasala[49], 2022, Tanzania	Case review, n = 6	Mean age 448 years	ALA	HAPA	IV antibiotics and aneurysm embolization in 3 cases	Uneventful recovery in 5 patients
Priyadarshi et al[19], 2019, India	Case report	52 years/M	ALA	Right HAPA (10 mm) with hemobilia	Antibiotics and PD	Complete resolution
Tacconi et al[75], 2009, Italy	Case report	31 years/M	ALA	Right HAPA (15 mm)	Antibiotics and needle aspiration of ALA	Complete resolution
Yadav et al[51], 2015, India	Case report	45 years/M	ALA	HAPA with hemobilia	Antibiotics, PD of ALA and percutaneous glue embolization	Uneventful recovery
Kang et al[18], 2006, India	Case report	58 years/F	ALA	Right HAPA (15 mm) with rupture into abscess	PD of ALA + Coil embolization	Complete resolution
Qi et al[50], 2023, United States	Case report	50 years/F	PLA	HAPA	IV antibiotics and PD	Complete improvement
Lee et al[74], 2020, Korea	Case report	80 years/M	PLA	HAPA	IV antibiotics, PD and percutaneous embolization	Complete resolution

ALA: Amebic liver abscess; PLA: Pyogenic liver abscess; HAPA: Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm; PD: Percutaneous drainage.