Cirrhosis and hyperdynamic circulatory state due to a dysplasic giantism of the hepatic artery.
The authors here refer about the clinical case of a patient suffering from cirrhosis and hyperdynamic circulatory state due to a giantism of the hepatic artery. The surgical ligature of the main hepatic artery determined the complete regression of the abdominal pain and melena: the high output cardiac failure also disappeared with surgical correction.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D002302:Cardiac Output; D005260:Female; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology*