Survival of a preterm twin following infarction of the right hepatic lobe.
Survival following hemorrhagic necrosis of a lobe of the liver in preterm infants is very uncommon. We present the clinical and radiologic findings of such a case, discuss the clinical management of the hemorrhage that resulted in the infant's survival, and present a basis for the evolution of the liver pathology.
Great Falls Clinic and Benefits HealthCare, Great Falls, MT, USA.
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D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic; D014463:Ultrasonography