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Fundora Y, Fuster-Anglada C, Bassaganyas C, Toapanta D, Bassegoda O. An infrequent cause of spontaneous liver rupture. J Hepatol 2023; 78:e160-e161. [PMID: 36932007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yiliam Fundora
- Department of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Liver Intensive Care Unit, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Liver Intensive Care Unit, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Ota T, Kamiyama T, Kato T, Hanamoto T, Hirose K, Otsuka N, Matsuoka S, Taketomi A. A rare case of cavernous hemangioma accompanied with diffuse hepatic hemangiomatosis. Surg Case Rep 2020; 6:251. [PMID: 33001265 PMCID: PMC7530161 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-020-01023-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Hepatic cavernous hemangioma (CH) is the most common hepatic benign tumor. Most cases are solitary, asymptomatic, and found incidentally. In symptomatic cases with rapidly growing tumors and coagulopathy, surgical treatment is considered. In rare cases, diffuse hepatic hemangiomatosis (DHH) is reported as a comorbidity. The etiology of DHH is unknown. Case presentation A 29-year-old female patient had a history of endometriosis treated with oral contraceptives. Hepatic CH was incidentally detected in the segment IVa of the liver according to the Couinaud classification. Follow-up computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound sonography showed the growth of the lesion and formation of multiple new lesions near the first. Enhanced CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed that the new lesions were different from CH. Although oral contraceptives were stopped, all lesions grew in size. Malignancy and possibility of rupture of these tumors were considered due to the clinical course, and we opted for surgical removal of the tumors. Left liver lobectomy and cholecystectomy were performed. Surgical findings were small red spot spreading and a mass in segment IV of the liver. Pathological examination revealed a circumscribed sponge-like tumor with diffuse irregular extension to the adjacent area. Both of the lesions consisted of blood-filled dilated vascular spaces lined by flat endothelium without atypia. The diagnosis was hepatic CH with DHH. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 12 uneventfully. Conclusion We report the successful resection of CH with DHH. The case findings suggest a relationship between oral contraceptive use and enlargement of CH and DHH. Although DHH has been poorly understood, a few previously published cases reported DHH occurrence in patients using oral contraceptives. In such cases, the decision to perform surgical resection should be made after careful examination.
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- Takuji Ota
- Surgery Department, Tomakomai General Hospital, 1-5-20 Shimizu-cho, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 14, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Surgery Department, Tomakomai General Hospital, 1-5-20 Shimizu-cho, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Surgery Department, Tomakomai General Hospital, 1-5-20 Shimizu-cho, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Surgery Department, Tomakomai General Hospital, 1-5-20 Shimizu-cho, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine/Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 14, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Surgery Department, Tomakomai General Hospital, 1-5-20 Shimizu-cho, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 14, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Kimura M, Aizawa A, Miyauchi S, Hasuike S, Umekita K. Peliosis Hepatis due to Corticosteroid in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Intern Med 2019; 58:1663-1664. [PMID: 30713305 PMCID: PMC6599922 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2167-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Masatoshi Kimura
- Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan
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Chen W, Qi J, Shang Y, Ren L, Guo Y. Amniotic fluid embolism and spontaneous hepatic rupture during uncomplicated pregnancy: a case report and literature review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018; 33:1759-1766. [PMID: 30394159 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1526915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) and spontaneous hepatic rupture both are extremely rare complications of pregnancy that can be fatal to mother and/or child. AFE is characterized by a sudden collapse of the cardiovascular system, a change in mental status, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), occurring immediately during labor, delivery, or postpartum, caused by the inflow of amniotic components into the maternal circulation. Spontaneous hepatic rupture during pregnancy which is most often occurs alongside hypertensive disorders, eclampsia, or HELLP syndrome. We report on the case of a 28-year-old woman (G3P2) who is suffering from AFE and spontaneous hepatic rupture, without history of hypertensive disorders, preeclampsia/eclampsia, or HELLP syndrome, and she died suddenly after delivering of a severe asphyxial neonate within 1 h with postpartum of hepatic rupture and massive hemorrhage. The lack of typical clinical signs and symptoms resulted to the difficulty of early diagnosis. If AFE and hepatic rupture is highly suspected in a pregnant patient, a collaborative multidisciplinary approach is mandatory. Pregnancy women is simultaneously complicated in amniotic fluid embolism and spontaneous hepatic rupture, similar cases are infrequent in the literature, which is reviewed in this report, explore the pathophysiological changes, we hope that can be helpful for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of similar cases.
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- Wei Chen
- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Zhou X, Zhang M, Liu Z, Duan M, Dong L. A rare case of spontaneous hepatic rupture in a pregnant woman. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018; 18:87. [PMID: 29631550 PMCID: PMC5892003 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1713-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Spontaneous hepatic rupture in pregnancy is a rare and life-threatening event during the perinatal period. Case presentation We report a case of a 33-year-old woman with 36 + 6 weeks’ gestation that present with elevated blood pressure before delivery, who was admitted to our hospital due to irregular abdominal pain. Diagnosed with abdominal paracentesis, the emergent caesarean section and laparotomy were performed. Postoperatively, the patient experienced 22-day intensive therapy in ICU and was transferred to the General Surgery Department in good physical condition without post-operative complications. Conclusions This case indicates that making an accurate and timely diagnosis and taking multidisciplinary approach contribute to a successful clinical outcome.
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- Xiao Zhou
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 95 Yong-An Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 95 Yong-An Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 95 Yong-An Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 95 Yong-An Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 95 Yong-An Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Yesmembetov K, Satlikova N, Spatayev Z, Kaliaskarova K. Liver Peliosis: A Life-Threatening Condition With No Clear Indication for Liver Transplant. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2018. [PMID: 29528014 DOI: 10.6002/ect.tond-tdtd2017.p40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We present a 21-year-old patient, remarkable for huge hepatomegaly with the liver, occupying almost the entire abdominal cavity, and mild portal hypertension due to splenic vein compression. After ultrasonography-guided liver biopsy, performed to establish the diagnosis, the patient had bleeding from the liver. Fortunately, emergency laparotomy was started immediately, and the patient was saved. Macroscopically, the liver appeared to be of purple-red color, flabby to the touch, and able to be easily wrinkled with fingers. When all available clinical data were considered, a diagnosis of liver peliosis was made. The patient was recommended close follow-up at the specialized liver surgery clinic with access to emergency surgical procedures, including liver transplant.
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- Kakharman Yesmembetov
- From the Department of Hepatology National Scientific Center for Oncology and Transplantology, Astana, Kazakhstan; and the Clinic of Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and Nutrition, Astana, Kazakhstan
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Tan CHN, Soon GST, Kow WCA. Liver lesions detected in a hepatitis B core total antibody-positive patient masquerading as hepatocellular carcinoma: a rare case of peliosis hepatis and a review of the literature. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2017; 21:157-162. [PMID: 28990003 PMCID: PMC5620477 DOI: 10.14701/ahbps.2017.21.3.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Peliosis Hepatis (PH) is a rare vascular disorder of the liver, characterized by the presence of cystic blood-filled cavities distributed throughout the hepatic parenchyma. The pathogenesis of PH remains controversial. The preoperative diagnosis of PH is difficult, due to the non-specific imaging characteristics of PH and almost all cases are diagnosed on histology post resection. This study presents a case of PH masquerading as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The patient is a 45-year old Chinese lady, who presented with transaminitis. She was found to be hepatitis B virus core total antibody-positive with an alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) of 29.4 ng/ml. Triphasic liver computed tomography showed several arterial hypervascular lesions and hypoenhancing lesions on the venous phase, particularly in the segments 6/7. Subsequently, a magnetic resonance imaging scan showed multiple lesions in the right hemiliver with an indeterminate enhancement patterns. Subsequently, she decided to undergo a resection procedure. Histopathology revealed findings consistent with PH with some unusual features. This case demonstrates a clinical conundrum, in which PH presented with a raised AFP, in a patient with risk factors for the development of HCC. The clinical suspicion of PH should be high in patients, who present with multiple hepatic lesions with variable enhancement patterns.
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- Chun Han Nigel Tan
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Surgical Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Surgical Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore
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Crocetti D, Palmieri A, Pedullà G, Pasta V, D’Orazi V, Grazi GL. Peliosis hepatis: Personal experience and literature review. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:13188-13194. [PMID: 26675327 PMCID: PMC4674738 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.13188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Peliosis hepatis (PH) is a disease characterized by multiple and small, blood-filled cysts within the parenchymatous organs. PH is a very rare disease, more common in adults, and when it affects the liver, it comes to the surgeon’s attention only in an extremely urgent situation after the lesion’s rupture with the resulting hemoperitoneum. This report describes the case of a 29-year-old woman affected by recurring abdominal pain. Computed tomography scans showed a hepatic lesion formed by multiple hypodense areas, which showed an early acquisition of the contrast during the arterial phase. Furthermore, it remained isodense with the remaining parenchyma during the late venous phase. We decided on performing a liver resection of segment VII while avoiding a biopsy for safety reasons. The histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of focal PH. PH should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of hepatic lesions. Clinicians should discuss the possible causes and issues related to the differential diagnosis in addition to the appropriate therapeutic approach. The fortuitous finding of a lesion, potentially compatible with PH, requires elective surgery with diagnostic and therapeutic intents. The main aim is to prevent the risk of a sudden bleeding that, in absence of properly equipped structures, may have a fatal outcome.
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Marzano C, Cazals-Hatem D, Rautou PE, Valla DC. The significance of nonobstructive sinusoidal dilatation of the liver: Impaired portal perfusion or inflammatory reaction syndrome. Hepatology 2015; 62:956-63. [PMID: 25684451 DOI: 10.1002/hep.27747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Sinusoidal dilatation found in the absence of an impaired sinusoidal blood outflow has been so far of unclear significance. Sinusoidal dilatation may actually be a nonspecific feature of impaired portal venous blood inflow, whatever the cause, or a feature of severe systemic inflammatory reaction syndrome, whatever the cause. Sinusoidal dilatation is mainly located in the centrilobular area even in the absence of an outflow block. A predominantly periportal location is specifically found in oral contraceptive users, associated with an inflammatory condition. There is strong evidence for the association of sinusoidal dilatation and oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy but not for estroprogestative steroids or thiopurine derivatives. Exposure to anabolic androgen steroids appears to cause sinusoidal changes different from a mere sinusoidal dilatation. CONCLUSION There is evidence of activation of the interleukin-6 and vascular endothelial growth factor pathways in sinusoidal dilatation, but the mechanisms linking the activation of these pathways with the microvascular changes must be identified.
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- Chiara Marzano
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, UOC di Gastroenterologia, Umberto I Policlinico di Roma, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- DHU UNITY, Laboratoire Central d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Beaujon, HUPNVS, APHP, Clichy-la-Garenne, France
- DHU Unity, Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Service d'Hépatologie, Centre de Référence des Maladies Vasculaires du Foie, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Clichy, France
- CRI Paris-Montmartre, UMR 1149, Université Paris Diderot, PRES SPC, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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- DHU Unity, Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Service d'Hépatologie, Centre de Référence des Maladies Vasculaires du Foie, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Clichy, France
- Inserm, U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center-PARCC, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR-S970, Paris, France
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- DHU Unity, Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Service d'Hépatologie, Centre de Référence des Maladies Vasculaires du Foie, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, Clichy, France
- CRI Paris-Montmartre, UMR 1149, Université Paris Diderot, PRES SPC, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
- Inserm U1149, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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Lui WH, Chou TC, Chang SS, Hung CJ, Lin YJ, Lee PC. Peliosis hepatis in a kidney transplant recipient with manifestation as massive ascites and liver dysfunction: case report. Transplant Proc 2014; 46:630-3. [PMID: 24656031 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We report a case of 59-year-old woman who received a kidney transplant 7 years earlier without evidence of viral hepatitis history. She was asymptomatic initially and a newly developed nodule, ∼2.3 cm in size, was discovered in the right liver during routine sonographic examination. Computerized tomography-guided biopsy was inconclusive at that time. However, the lesion grew to 6.8 cm and bilobular multiple nodules developed with concomitant massive ascites and hyperbilirubinemia months later. Laparoscopy showed typical bluish-reddish-blackish nodules. Needle-biopsy histology showed severe sinusoid dilation and dropout of centrilobular hepatocytes consistent with peliosis hepatis. Reticulin staining also demonstrated disruption of sinusoidal reticulin fibers. We tried to withdraw possible offending drugs to anticipate regression of peliosis, but it failed and liver dysfunction progressed, leaving liver transplant as the last resort in such rare circumstances.
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- W-H Lui
- Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Surgery, Tainan Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Spontaneous rupture of eosinophilic liver abscess. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014; 26:1440-3. [PMID: 25357222 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000000239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Zatelli M, Comai A. Spontaneous rupture of the liver in a patient admitted for subarachnoid hemorrhage. Int J Surg Case Rep 2014; 6C:15-8. [PMID: 25506843 PMCID: PMC4334990 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Revised: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Spontaneous rupture of the liver is a rare event often associated with the presence of malignant liver disease or occurring in the context of a HELLP syndrome. The treatment of hemorrhage due to spontaneous rupture of the liver includes, in addition to serial monitoring of hemoglobin values, in cases of unstable patients, embolization, hepatic resection and packing.
INTRODUCTION Spontaneous rupture of the liver is a rare event often associated with the presence of malignant liver disease or occurring in the context of a HELLP syndrome. We present a case of spontaneous rupture of the liver in a patient admitted to our Intensive Care Department with hemoperitoneum in the aftermath of recent surgical clipping of a cerebral aneurysm. PRESENTATION OF CASE We report a 50-year-old woman who was transferred from the Bolzano Hospital Department of Neurosurgery to the Intensive Care Unit with anemia and the occurrence of major abdominal pain. DISCUSSION Spontaneous hepatic rupture remains a rare event, associated more often than not with pregnancy or traumatic events. The treatment of hemorrhage due to spontaneous rupture of the liver includes, in addition to serial monitoring of hemoglobin values, in cases of unstable patients, embolization, hepatic resection and packing. CONCLUSION The case described here shows that spontaneous rupture of the liver may be due to indefinable causes and that its treatment remains complex and multidisciplinary.
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- Marianna Zatelli
- Department of Intensive Care, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Italy.
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- Department of Radiology, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Italy.
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