Hemoperitoneum caused by hepatic necrosis and rupture following a snakebite: a case report with rare CT findings and

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Jae Hong Ahn1, Dong Gon Yoo, Soo-Jung Choi

  • 1Department of Radiology, Asan Foundation, GangNeung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Sachun-Myun, Gangneung, Korea.

Korean Journal of Radiology
|December 12, 2007
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We report the computed tomographic and angiographic findings in the case of a recently obtained successful clinical outcome after embolization of the hepatic artery in the case of a snakebite causing hemoperitoneum associated with hepatic necrosis and rupture with active bleeding.

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