Ischemic hepatitis secondary to the spontaneous rupture of a hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with cirrhosis.
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.
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Gastroenterology Service, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián, Spain.
Cancio
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García-Bengoechea
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Lobo
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Bujanda
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Arenas
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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