Hepatic rupture in HELLP syndrome

Catarina Moura; Luís Amaral; Joana Mendes; Rui Quintanilha; Francisco Melo Bento; Maria Inês Leite; António Melo

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjz277

Hepatic rupture in HELLP syndrome

J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Oct 17;2019(10):rjz277. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjz277. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Authors

Catarina Moura¹, Luís Amaral¹, Joana Mendes¹, Rui Quintanilha¹, Francisco Melo Bento¹, Maria Inês Leite¹, António Melo¹

Affiliation

¹ General Surgery Department, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, EPE, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.

Abstract

HELLP syndrome is a rare complication of pregnancy that may result in serious consequences such as hepatic rupture, one of the most feared and potentially life-threatening complications. This article aims to carry out a literature review on hepatic rupture in the context of HELLP syndrome as well as to present two clinical cases.

Publication types

Case Reports