Liver capsule rupture in eclampsia: treatment with hepatic artery embolisation.
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2006;
274:377-9. [PMID:
16708223 DOI:
10.1007/s00404-006-0179-2]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2006] [Accepted: 04/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Spontaneous hepatic rupture associated with pregnancy is a rare and very serious complication associated with eclampsia or pre-eclampsia.
CASE REPORT
We report a case of hepatic rupture following eclampsia at 27 weeks gestation which was managed successfully by selective hepatic artery embolisation as an adjunct to liver packing.
CONCLUSION
Selective embolisation of the hepatic artery is an effective means of therapy for hepatic artery bleeding and is an adjunct to liver packing in spontaneous hepatic rupture in eclamptic patients.
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