title: [Spontaneous hemoperitoneum caused by intraabdominal variceal rupture in a patient with liver cirrhosis. Clinical case].
abstract: Spontaneous hemoperitoneum secondary to intraabdominal variceal rupture, is an uncommon and highly lethal complication of cirrhosis. We report a case of a 68 years old male submitted because of abdominal pain and fainting. The clinical and laboratory work up concluded that the patient had cirrhosis and hemoperitoneum. He was operated on and the exploration showed a massive hemoperitoneum caused by bleeding gastrosplenic varices. The patient died in the immediate postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Emergencia y Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santos Dumont 999, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Rolando
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piña
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Korn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery