ANEURYSM OF THE HEPATIC ARTERY IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD REVEALED BY A MINIMAL ABDOMINAL TRAUMA

Introduction: The aneurysm of the hepatic artery is a rare entity, Hepatic artery aneurysms are the second major cause of splanchnic aneurysms and account for 20% of all visceral aneurysms. The prevalence in children not determined its incidence in general and 0.5%, they are more frequent in men than in women. The clinical presentation is variable according to the compilations. n. The major risk is the rupture. Angiography is essential for the diagnosis and the treatment is based on embolization. (10) Objective: to report the rare case of a child who presented with hemorrhagic shock following a fissure of a hepatic artery aneurysm Observation:This is a case of an 8-year-old child (N.) who presented 20 days before her admission with a minimal abdominal trauma. The patient presented to the pediatric emergency for abdominal pain with bilious vomiting complicated one day later by a state of hemorrhagic shock, with abdominal examination of a painful mass on palpation at the level of the right hypochondrium at the level of the liver the patient presented an abdominal distension