title: One-stage emergency right hemihepatectomy due to spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma--case report.
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) develops in 80% of patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. Spontaneous rupture of HCC is a life-threatening complication observed in 3-15% of cases. Hemorrhagic shock after a sudden episode of abdominal pain is a typical symptom of the above-mentioned complication. The abdominal ultrasound and CT examinations show the presence of peritoneal cavity fluid and hepatic tumor. The Authors presented a case of a 66-year old female patient subject to emergency hemihepatectomy, due to spontaneous rupture of a 9 cm right hepatic lobe tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Ludwik Rydygier Specialist Hospital, Cracow.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wszołek
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burenok
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery