Fig. 4

Arterial embolisation of a post-surgical haemorrhage. a CT scan showing contrast extravasation (arrow) from the celiac trunk at the level of the bifurcation between hepatic and splenic artery; V inferior vena cava, A abdominal aorta. b Angiographic appearance of the active bleeding with contrast extravasation (arrows); asterisk celiac trunk, black arrowhead splenic artery, white arrowhead hepatic artery. c Angiography after embolisation with coils (arrows) demonstrating absence of contrast extravasation at the level of previous bleeding. d CT scan at 2 years, demonstrating absence of contrast extravasation at the level of previous bleeding and preserved patency of proper hepatic artery (white arrow), even in the presence of part of a coil in its lumen (arrowhead); black arrow clustered metallic coils in the focus of arterial lesion properly embolised