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[Spontaneous hepatic hematoma during pregnancy]
D Pezet1, P Lointier, R Faight
1Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, C.H.G.E. Hôtel-Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand.
Summary
Spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage, a rare pregnancy complication, can occur even without toxemia. Surgical intervention for this liver bleeding is crucial, though maternal mortality remains high.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Hepatology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage is an uncommon but severe obstetric complication.
- Typically associated with multiparous women and toxemia of pregnancy.
- Presents with abdominal pain and hypovolemic shock due to intra-abdominal bleeding.