title: An acute abdomen: spontaneous rupture of liver during pregnancy.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of liver during pregnancy is presented as an example of an acute abdomen admitted to a casualty department of a general hospital. The literature is reviewed and emphasis is placed on clinical awareness and earlier diagnosis as a means to reduce the high mortality.
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous