title: Liver rupture in pregnancy: a typical case?
abstract: We report a patient who presented with abruptio placenta and hepatic rupture at 30 weeks gestation. The latter is a recognised but rare complication of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. The typical features of this entity as described in the literature and as seen in this patient are emphasized as increased awareness can lead to early diagnosis and better prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamzah
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous