title: [Subcapsular hematoma of the liver, a complication of pregnancy toxemia].
abstract: The authors report three cases of subcapsular liver hematomas occurring after delivery and diagnosed by ultrasonography (1 case), and exploratory laparotomy (2 cases). These three cases compared with the data from the literature, illustrate the conditions of occurrence and the clinical signs of subcapsular liver hematomas during pregnancy or in the post-partum period. The frequency of this complication is most likely underestimated, since benign forms remain latent and the severe forms, responsible for sudden death, eludes the diagnosis in the absence of anatomical confirmation.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harti
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Louardi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benaguida
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ait Allah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aderdour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: L'hématome sous-capsulaire du foie, complication de la toxémie gravidique.