Anticoagulant Therapy-Induced Gallbladder Hemorrhage after Cardiac Valve Replacement

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Dec;48(6):432-4. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.6.432. Epub 2015 Dec 5.

Abstract

Anticoagulation therapy is essential after cardiac valve surgery. However, spontaneous bleeding remains a major concern during anticoagulation therapy. Spontaneous gallbladder (GB) hemorrhage (hemobilia) is a rare occurrence during standard anticoagulation therapy. This report presents a case of GB hemorrhage that occurred shortly after initiating oral anticoagulant therapy in a patient who had undergone mitral valve replacement surgery.

Keywords: Anticoagulants; Hemobilia.

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  • Case Reports