Abstract
Spontaneous liver hemorrhage with formation of subcapsular hematomas and rupture of Glissan's capsule is a rare but often lethal complication of pregnancy. This entity has usually been associated with severe preeclampsia or the HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets) syndrome. A case of spontaneous subcapsular hematoma of the liver occurring in the third trimester is presented in which the patient probably had neither preeclampsia nor the HELLP syndrome. The literature on liver hematomas in pregnancy published since 1982 when the term HELLP syndrome was coined is reviewed with a focus on the association of liver hematomas with preeclampsia and the HELLP syndrome. Therapy and maternal and neonatal outcomes for this entity are reassessed.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous liver hematoma in pregnancy not clearly associated with preeclampsia: a case presentation and literature review.
AU - Schwartz,M L,
AU - Lien,J M,
PY - 1997/6/1/pubmed
PY - 1997/6/1/medline
PY - 1997/6/1/entrez
SP - 1328-32; discussion 1332-3
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JO - Am J Obstet Gynecol
VL - 176
IS - 6
N2 - Spontaneous liver hemorrhage with formation of subcapsular hematomas and rupture of Glissan's capsule is a rare but often lethal complication of pregnancy. This entity has usually been associated with severe preeclampsia or the HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets) syndrome. A case of spontaneous subcapsular hematoma of the liver occurring in the third trimester is presented in which the patient probably had neither preeclampsia nor the HELLP syndrome. The literature on liver hematomas in pregnancy published since 1982 when the term HELLP syndrome was coined is reviewed with a focus on the association of liver hematomas with preeclampsia and the HELLP syndrome. Therapy and maternal and neonatal outcomes for this entity are reassessed.
SN - 0002-9378
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/9215192/Spontaneous_liver_hematoma_in_pregnancy_not_clearly_associated_with_preeclampsia:_a_case_presentation_and_literature_review_
L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9378(97)70353-3
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -