Endovascular management of hepatic hemorrhage and subcapsular hematoma in HELLP syndrome.
Spontaneous intrahepatic hemorrhage with or without subcapsular extension is a rare and grave complication of pregnancy. We present a 22-year-old lady in whom liver rupture was noted on emergency caesarian section and later confirmed on contrast-enhanced CT scan. She gradually recovered following selective hepatic angiography and embolization.
Das
Chandan Jyoti
CJ
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Srivastava
Deep Narayan
DN
Debnath
Jyotindu
J
Ramchandran
Vijay
V
Pal
Sujoy
S
Sahni
Peush
P
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D017359:HELLP Syndrome; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D016896:Treatment Outcome