Traumatic rupture of nodular focal fatty infiltration of the liver: case report.
Hepatic fatty infiltration generally appears in a widespread form but it can occasionally involve the liver in an irregular way. As regards focal forms, nodular focal fatty infiltration (NFFI) has great importance regarding problems of differential diagnosis with benign and malignant focal pathology of the liver. Except for this aspect, NFFI has little clinical importance as it is mainly asymptomatic. We report a case of an acute bleeding of a big nodule of FFI which required an urgent hepatectomy.
Department of Digestive Diseases and General Surgery, University Hospital of Ancona.
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Marmorale
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Bearzi
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Giovagnoni
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Landi
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography