title: Ischemic hepatitis secondary to the spontaneous rupture of a hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with cirrhosis.
abstract: A patient with alcoholic cirrhosis who developed fatal ischemic hepatitis induced by hemorrhagic shock, due to the spontaneous rupture of a hepatocellular carcinoma, is reported. This was the first manifestation of the hepatic neoplasm. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of ischemic hepatitis of this origin.
authors: Gastroenterology Service, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián, Spain.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Castiella
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Cancio
authors: M
authors: M
authors: García-Bengoechea
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Lobo
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Bujanda
authors: J I
authors: JI
authors: Arenas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed