Liver resection for hemoperitoneum caused by spontaneous rupture of unrecognized hepatocellular carcinoma

Casciaro, Giovanni Enrico and Spaziani, Erasmo and Costantino, A. and Ceci, Francesco and Di Grazia, Carmen and Martellucci, Alessandra and Pecchia, M. and Cipriani, B. and De Angelis, F. and Corelli, S. and Napoleoni, A. and Stefanelli, F. and Salvadori, C. and Parisella, M. and Nicodemi, S. and Stagnitti, Franco (2012) Liver resection for hemoperitoneum caused by spontaneous rupture of unrecognized hepatocellular carcinoma. Il giornale di chirurgia, 33 (6/7). pp. 221-224. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an increasingly common form of cancer. Although its spontaneous rupture is rare in Western countries, it constitutes a surgical emergency and is associated with high mortality. There is a lack of consensus as to the best approach and what parameters to use in choosing it. The three main approaches are conservative, endovascular and resection - the treatment of choice for acute abdominal bleeding. We report a case of hemoperitoneum following the spontaneous rupture of an unrecognized HCV-related HCC in a patient with no history of liver disease. The patient was successfully treated by emergency surgery, with resection of two segments of the left liver.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hepatocellular carcinoma - Hemoperitoneum - Liver resection - Emergency surgery
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia > 617.4 Chirurgia secondo il Sistema e Regioni
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2016 10:31
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2016 10:31
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/8000

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