Intra-abdominal bleeding after rupture of hepatic cyst.
We have described the successful surgical management of intra-abdominal bleeding after rupture of a hepatic cyst. In cases of acute arterial hemorrhage, operation is the treatment of choice, whereas unruptured hepatic cysts seldom cause symptoms and rarely need treatment.
Lotz
G W
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Department of General Surgery, St. Vincenz-und Elisabeth-Hospital, Mainz, Germany.
Stahlschmidt
M
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D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous