title: Hematoma of the falciform ligament: a rare cause of acute abdomen.
abstract: Hematoma or abscess of the liver ligaments is extremely rare, and hematoma of the falciform ligament has been sporadically reported. We report the case of a 70-year-old female who presented with a three-day history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain, fever and nausea. With a preoperative diagnosis of probable perforated acalculous cholecystitis, the patient underwent emergency surgery. Hematoma of the falciform ligament was found. Wide excision of the falciform ligament including the hematoma with abscess was performed. Although pathology of the falciform ligament is rare, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen, especially in the case of antiaggregant drug usage.
authors.affiliation: İstanbul Research and Training Hospital, Department of General Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey. drserkansari@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Feyzullah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ersöz
authors.forename: Mehmet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Güneş
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paşaoğlu
authors.forename: Soykan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arikan
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin