title: Hemorrhagic liver cyst rupture: an unusual life-threatening complication of hepatic cyst and literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Hemorrhagic rupture is an extremely rare complication of hepatic cyst. Its incidence, gravity and treatment modalities are inadequately covered in the literature. Material and methods. Based on a case report concerning a 37 year-old, 13-weeks pregnant woman, presenting with hemorrhagic shock subsequent to hemorrhagic rupture of a hepatic cyst and requiring urgent surgery, a review of the literature was conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  To date, 11 cases have been described in the literature. This complication is particularly serious with six cases of hemorrhagic shock, three of which led to death. In the majority of cases, urgent surgical treatment is required.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hepatic cysts are frequent benign tumors of the liver which are most often discovered fortuitously. Hemorrhagic rupture is the rarest associated complication, yet requires to be known for it is both serious and lethal and necessitates urgent surgical intervention.
authors: Digestive Surgery, CHU Caen, France. yo.marion@hotmail.com
authors: Yoann
authors: Y
authors: Marion
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Brevartt
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Plard
authors: Laurence
authors: L
authors: Chiche
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome