title: [Spontaneous bleeding of focal nodular hyperplasia as a rare cause of acute abdomen].
abstract: Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a benign tumor of the liver. It is most frequently found in women of reproductive age. An association with oral contraceptives and sexual hormones is therefore possible. FNH lesions are frequently discovered incidentally. Spontaneous complications are rare. When the diagnosis is known with reasonable accuracy, a nonoperative approach is in common use. We report here the rare case of spontaneous intraabdominal bleeding from FNH.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover. Behrend.Matthias@MH-Hannover.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behrend
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flemming
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Halbfass
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors