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Background & aims: Hemorrhagic rupture is an extremely rare complication of hepatic cyst. Its incidence, gravity and treatment modalities are inadequately covered in the literature. Material and methods: Based on a case report concerning a 37 year-old, 13-weeks pregnant woman, presenting with hemorrhagic shock subsequent to hemorrhagic rupture of a hepatic cyst and requiring urgent surgery, a review of the literature was conducted. Results: To date, 11 cases have been described in the literature. This complication is particularly serious with six cases of hemorrhagic shock, three of which led to death. In the majority of cases, urgent surgical treatment is required. Conclusions: Hepatic cysts are frequent benign tumors of the liver which are most often discovered fortuitously. Hemorrhagic rupture is the rarest associated complication, yet requires to be known for it is both serious and lethal and necessitates urgent surgical intervention.

Palabras clave: Hemorrhage liver diseases spontaneous rupture acute abdomen non parasitic hepatic cyst.

2013-03-13   |   476 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 12 Núm.2. Marzo-Abril 2013 Pags. 336-339 Ann Hepatol 2013; 12(2)