Ruptured subcapsular liver hematoma in pregnancy: a case report of nonsurgical management

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Kari L Carlson1, Cheryl L Bader

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA 94063, USA. Kari.L.Carlson@kp.org

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|February 26, 2004
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Ruptured subcapsular liver hematoma in pregnancy is a rare condition that is usually managed surgically. Recently, however, surgical and obstetric literature has discussed conservative management. We describe successful conservative management of ruptured subcapsular liver hematoma in a woman with preeclampsia who had hemoperitoneum seen at cesarean section.

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