title: [Hemoperitoneum caused by spontaneous rupture of hepatocarcinoma. Apropos of 8 cases].
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of hepatoma is very rare in our means. We present 8 cases collected in our hospital. The treatment performed was direct hemostasis and packing of the bleeding area in 4 patients, ligature of the hepatic artery in two other patients and finally an hepatectomy in the remaining two. The 4 patients in whom we performed an hemostasis died during the postoperative period. The other 4, instead have a normal postoperative course. We think that the treatment of a bleeding hepatoma is hepatectomy, and when is not possible, the ligature of hepatic artery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale, Hospital de la Santa Cruz y San Pablo, Barcelone, Espagne.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Galera
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Allende
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
vernacular_title: Hémopéritoine secondaire à la rupture spontanée d'un hépatocarcinome. A propos de 8 cas.