title: Spontaneous rupture of the liver.
abstract: A case of spontaneous hepatic rupture associated with bacterial cholangiohepatitis, an entity not previously described as an etiologic factor, is reported and the literature reviewed. Awareness of the pathophysiology of this process and avoidance of certain procedures are important parts of the surgical armamentarium.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of General Surgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, La Spezia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Celoria
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Coe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nardini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous