title: Intra-abdominal bleeding after rupture of hepatic cyst.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of General Surgery, St. Vincenz-und Elisabeth-Hospital, Mainz, Germany.
authors: G W
authors: GW
authors: Lotz
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Stahlschmidt
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous