Ischemic hepatitis secondary to the spontaneous rupture of a hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with cirrhosis

A Castiella; M Cancio; M García-Bengoechea; C Lobo; L Bujanda; J I Arenas

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0676.1996.tb00720.x

Ischemic hepatitis secondary to the spontaneous rupture of a hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with cirrhosis

Liver. 1996 Apr;16(2):147-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1996.tb00720.x.

Authors

A Castiella¹, M Cancio, M García-Bengoechea, C Lobo, L Bujanda, J I Arenas

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Service, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián, Spain.

PMID: 8740850
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1996.tb00720.x

Abstract

A patient with alcoholic cirrhosis who developed fatal ischemic hepatitis induced by hemorrhagic shock, due to the spontaneous rupture of a hepatocellular carcinoma, is reported. This was the first manifestation of the hepatic neoplasm. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of ischemic hepatitis of this origin.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications*
Hepatitis / etiology*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / complications
Liver Neoplasms / complications*
Male
Rupture, Spontaneous / complications
Shock, Hemorrhagic / complications*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed