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Rezende-Neto J, Doshi S, Gomez D, Camilotti B, Marcuzzi D, Beckett A. A novel inflatable device for perihepatic packing and hepatic hemorrhage control: A proof-of-concept study. Injury 2022; 53:103-111. [PMID: 34507832 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2021.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Uncontrolled bleeding is the primary cause of death in complex liver trauma and perihepatic packing is regularly utilized for hemorrhage control. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a novel inflatable device (the airbag) for perihepatic packing using a validated liver injury damage control model in swine. MATERIAL AND METHODS The image of the human liver was digitally isolated within an abdominal computerized tomography scan to produce a silicone model of the liver to mold the airbag. Two medical grade polyurethane sheets were thermal bonded to the configuration of the liver avoiding compression of the hepatic pedicle, hepatic veins, and the suprahepatic vena cava after inflation. Yorkshire pigs (n = 22) underwent controlled hemorrhagic shock (35% of the total blood volume), hypothermia, and fluid resuscitation to reproduce the indications for damage control surgery (coagulopathy, hypothermia, and acidosis) prior to a liver injury. A 3 × 10 cm rectangular segment of the left middle lobe of the liver was removed to create the injury. Subsequently, the animals were randomized into 4 groups for liver damage control (240 min), Sponge Pack (n = 6), Pressurized Airbag (n = 6), Vacuum Airbag (n = 6), and Uncontrolled (n = 4). Animals were monitored throughout the experiment and blood samples obtained. RESULTS Perihepatic packing with the pressurized airbag led to significantly higher mean arterial pressure during the liver damage control phase compared to sponge pack and vacuum airbag 52 mmHg (SD 2.3), 44.9 mmHg (SD 2.1), and 32 mmHg (SD 2.3), respectively (p < 0.0001), ejection fraction was also higher in that group. Hepatic hemorrhage was significantly lower in the pressurized airbag group compared to sponge pack, vacuum airbag, and uncontrolled groups; respectively 225 ml (SD 160), 611 ml (SD 123), 991 ml (SD 385), 1162 ml (SD 137) (p < 0001). Rebleeding after perihepatic packing removal was also significantly lower in the pressurized airbag group; respectively 32 ml (SD 47), 630 ml (SD 185), 513 ml (SD 303), (p = 0.0004). Intra-abdominal pressure remained similar to baseline, 1.9 mmHg (SD 1), (p = 0.297). Histopathology showed less necrosis at the border of the liver injury site with the pressurized airbag. CONCLUSION The pressurized airbag was significantly more effective at controlling hepatic hemorrhage and improving hemodynamics than the traditional sponge pack technique. Rebleeding after perihepatic packing removal was negligible with the pressurized airbag and it did not provoke hepatic injury.
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- Joao Rezende-Neto
- Department of Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery St. Michael's Hospital and Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Sciences, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Room 3073B Donnelly Wing, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada; Department of Haematology and Oncology St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, 1 King College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada; Department of Haematology and Oncology St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery St. Michael's Hospital and Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Sciences, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Room 3073B Donnelly Wing, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada; Department of Haematology and Oncology St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery St. Michael's Hospital and Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Sciences, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Room 3073B Donnelly Wing, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada; Department of Haematology and Oncology St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada; Department of Radiology St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Department of Haematology and Oncology St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada; Department of Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery St. Michael's Hospital and Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Sciences, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Room 3073B Donnelly Wing, Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
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Hu W, Xu Z, Shen X, Gu Y, Dai Z, Chen J, Zhu Z, Zhou Y, Zhao W, Chen C. Accident-related hepatic trauma in a medical clinical center in eastern China: a cross-sectional study. BMC Surg 2021; 21:16. [PMID: 33407367 PMCID: PMC7789588 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-020-01043-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background The treatment of hepatic injury can be complex. Medical clinical centers are often the first line hospitals for the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic trauma in China. The aim of the study is to summarize the experience in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic trauma in one medical clinical center in China. Methods This retrospective study included patients with hepatic trauma admitted between January 2002 and December 2019 at the Xishan People’s Hospital of Wuxi. The outcomes were cure rate and death within 14 days post-discharge. Results Among the 318 patients with hepatic trauma, 146 patients underwent surgical treatment, and 172 received conservative treatment; three patients were transferred to other hospitals for further treatment; 283 patients were cured, and 35 died. Severe hepatic trauma occurred in 74 patients, with a mortality rate of 31.1% and accounting for 65.7% of total mortality. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grading ≥ III (OR = 3.51, 95%CI: 1.32–9.37, P = 0.012) and multiple organ injury (OR = 7.51, 95%CI: 2.51–22.46, P < 0.001) were independently associated with death. Among patients with AAST grading ≥ III, surgery was an independent protective factor for death (OR = 0.08, 95%CI: 0.01–0.45, P = 0.004). Among patients with ASST ≥ III and who underwent surgery, age (OR = 5.29, 95%CI: 1.37–20.33, P = 0.015) and peri-hepatic packing (PHP) (OR = 5.54, 95%CI: 1.43–21.487, P = 0.013) were independently associated with death. Conclusions AAST grading ≥ III and multiple organ injury were independently associated with death. Among patients with AAST grading ≥ III, surgery was an independent protective factor for death. Among patients with ASST ≥ III and who underwent surgery, age and PHP were independently associated with death.
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- Weidong Hu
- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, No. 1128, Da-Cheng Road, Wuxi, 214105, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Immunology, Ophthalmology and ORL, Complutense University School of Medicine, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Schembari E, Sofia M, Latteri S, Pesce A, Palumbo V, Mannino M, Russello D, La Greca G. Blunt liver trauma: effectiveness and evolution of non-operative management (NOM) in 145 consecutive cases. Updates Surg 2020; 72:1065-1071. [PMID: 32851597 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-020-00861-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In recent decades, haemodynamically stable patients with traumatic liver injuries have been managed conservatively. The primary aim of this study is to retrospectively analyse the outcomes of the authors' approach to blunt hepatic trauma according to the degree of injury. The secondary aim is to analyse the changes in the decision-making process for blunt liver trauma management over the last 10 years. A total of 145 patients with blunt liver trauma managed by one trauma team were included in the study. Causes, sites and grades of injury, clinical conditions, ultrasonography and CT results, associated injuries, laboratory data, types of treatment (surgical or non-operative management/NOM), blood transfusions, complications, and lengths of hospitalization were recorded and analysed. A total of 85.5% of patients had extrahepatic injuries. The most frequently involved liver segments were VII (50.3%), VI (48.3%) and V (40.7%). The most common injury was grade III OIS (40.6%). Fifty-nine patients (40.7%) were treated surgically, with complications in 23.7% of patients, whereas 86 patients (59.3%) underwent NOM, with a complication rate of only 10.5%. The evolution over the last 10 years showed an overall increase in the NOM rate. This clinical experience confirmed that NOM was the most appropriate therapeutic choice for blunt liver trauma even in high-grade injuries and resulted in a 100% effectiveness rate with a 0% rate of conversion to surgical treatment. The relevant increase in the use of NOM did not influence the effectiveness or safety levels over the last 10 years; this was certainly related to the increasing experience of the team and the meticulous selection and monitoring of patients.
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- Elena Schembari
- General Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, UK.
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- General Surgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- General Surgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- General Surgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Liver is one of the organs with the highest injury rate, and in recent decades, the guidelines for the treatment of liver trauma have changed considerably. Now, there is a growing consensus that the most important step is diagnosis and depending upon the degree of severity, non-operative therapy is the main treatment method for hepatic trauma if conditions permit. For serious hepatic trauma patients such as those with hemodynamic instability, they should be operated upon as soon as possible. Regardless of the surgical options, doctors should control damage to patients and try to prevent complications. New therapies such as hepatic artery embolization and liver transplantation have been more and more used for the treatment of serious hepatic damage in clinics.
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Leung A, Roberts MJ, Perera M, Pretorius CF. Fatal intraperitoneal hepatic bleeding due to metastatic deposit of unknown primary: a tribulation for a regional surgeon. ANZ J Surg 2016; 88:E670-E671. [PMID: 27117679 DOI: 10.1111/ans.13629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Amy Leung
- School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Surgery, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,Department of Surgery, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
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Smoliar AN, Dzhagraev KR. [One-stage surgical treatment of severe closed combined liver trauma]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2015:79-81. [PMID: 26031825 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia2015279-81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- A N Smoliar
- Otdelenie ostrykh khirurgicheskikh zabolevaniĭ pecheni i podzheludochnoĭ zhelezy Nauchno-issledovatel'skogo instituta skoroĭ pomoshchi im. N.V. Sklifosovskogo, Moskva
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- Otdelenie ostrykh khirurgicheskikh zabolevaniĭ pecheni i podzheludochnoĭ zhelezy Nauchno-issledovatel'skogo instituta skoroĭ pomoshchi im. N.V. Sklifosovskogo, Moskva
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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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LeBedis CA, Anderson SW, Mercier G, Kussman S, Coleman SL, Golden L, Penn DR, Uyeda JW, Soto JA. The utility of CT for predicting bile leaks in hepatic trauma. Emerg Radiol 2014; 22:101-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10140-014-1262-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Kong YL, Zhang HY, He XJ, Zhao G, Liu CL, Xiao M, Zhen YY. Angiographic embolization in the treatment of intrahepatic arterial bleeding in patients with blunt abdominal trauma. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2014; 13:173-8. [PMID: 24686544 DOI: 10.1016/s1499-3872(14)60027-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Angiographic embolization (AE) as an adjunct non-operative treatment of intrahepatic arterial bleeding has been widely used. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of selective AE in patients with hepatic trauma. METHODS Seventy patients with intrahepatic arterial bleeding after blunt abdominal trauma who had undergone selective AE in 10 years at this institution were retrospectively reviewed. The criteria for selective AE included active extravasation on contrast-enhanced CT, an episode of hypotension or a decrease in hemoglobin level during the non-operative treatment. The data of the patients included demographics, grade of liver injuries, mechanism of blunt abdominal trauma, associated intra-abdominal injuries, indications for AE, angiographic findings, type of AE, and AE-related hepatobiliary complications. RESULTS In the 70 patients, 32 (45.71%) had high-grade liver injuries. Extravazation during the early arterial phase mainly involved the right hepatic segments. Thirteen (18.57%) patients underwent embolization of intrahepatic branches and the extrahepatic trunk and these patients all developed AE-related hepatobiliary complications. In 19 patients with AE-related complications, 14 received minimally invasive treatment and recovered without severe sequelae. CONCLUSIONS AE is an adjunct treatment for liver injuries. Selective and/or super-selective AE should be advocated to decrease the incidence and severity of AE-related hepatobiliary complications.
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- Ya-Lin Kong
- Hepatobiliary Surgery Department, Chinese PLA Air Force General Hospital, Beijing 100142, China.
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OCCHIONORELLI S, DELLACHIESA L, STANO R, CAPPELLARI L, TARTARINI D, SEVERI S, PALINI G, PANSINI G, VASQUEZ G. Spontaneous rupture of a hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma: damage control surgery. A case report. G Chir 2013; 34:320-322. [PMID: 24342160 PMCID: PMC3926471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare mesenchymal tumor composed by blood vessels, adipose tissue and smooth muscle cells in variable proportions. Although it is most often diagnosed in the kidney, this tumor may originate from any part of the liver. It is often misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or other benign liver tumor. We describe a case of spontaneous rupture of hepatic angiomyolipoma in a young woman, with evidence of internal hemorrhage and hemoperitoneum. CASE REPORT Liver tumor rupture is a rare but real surgical emergency. In our case it has been managed according to the trauma principles of the damage control surgery. At the time of the observation, the patient presented an instable condition, so the decision-making was oriented toward a less invasive first step of liver packing instead of a more aggressive intervention such as one shot hepatic resection. CONCLUSION Damage control surgery with deep parenchymal sutures of the liver and pro-coagulant tissue adhesives packing abbreviates surgical time before the development of critical and irreversible physiological endpoints and permits a more confident second time surgery. This surgical management concept helps to reduce the mortality rate and the incidence of complications not only in traumatic liver damages, it works very well in spontaneous liver ruptures as well.
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- Surgical Department, Emergency Surgical Service, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Surgical Department, Emergency Surgical Service, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Surgical Department, Emergency Surgical Service, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Surgical Department, Emergency Surgical Service, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Surgical Department, Emergency Surgical Service, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Surgical Department, Emergency Surgical Service, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Surgical Department, Emergency Surgical Service, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Clinical Institute of Surgery, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Surgical Department, Emergency Surgical Service, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Morales Uribe CH, López CA, Cote JCC, Franco ST, Saldarriaga MF, Mosquera J, Villegas Lanau MI. [Surgical treatment of blunt liver trauma, indications for surgery and results]. Cir Esp 2013; 92:23-9. [PMID: 24176191 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2013.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The liver is the most frequently injured organ in blunt abdominal trauma. Patients that are hemodynamically unstable must undergo inmmediate surgical treatment. There are 2 surgical approaches for these patients; Anatomical Liver resection or non-anatomic liver resection. Around 80-90% of patients are candidates for non-operative management. -Several risk factors have been studied to select the patients most suited for a non operative management. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study based on a prospective database. We searched for risk factors related to immediate surgical management and failed non-operative management. We also described the surgical procedures that were undertaken in this cohort of patients and their outcomes and complications. RESULTS During the study period 117 patients presented with blunt liver trauma. 19 patients (16.2%) required a laparotomy during the initial 24h after their admission. There were 11 deaths (58%) amongst these patients. Peri-hepatic packing and suturing were the most common procedures performed. A RTS Score<7.8 (RR: 7.3; IC 95%: 1.8-30.1), and ISS Score >20 (RR 2,5 IC 95%: 1.0-6.7), and associated intra-abdominal injuries (RR: 2.95; IC 95%: 1.25-6.92) were risk factors for immediate surgery. In 98 (83.7%) patients a non-operative management was performed. 7 patients had a failed non-operative management. CONCLUSION The need for immediate surgical management is related to the presence of associated intra-abdominal injuries, and the ISS and RTS scores. In this series the most frequently performed procedure for blunt liver trauma was peri-hepatic packing.
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- Carlos H Morales Uribe
- Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación, Universidad de Antioquía, Medellín, Colombia; Universidad de Antioquía, Medellín, Colombia.
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