A lethal case of massive hemorrhage after percutaneous liver biopsy in a patient with thrombasthenia.

Percutaneous needle liver biopsy is an important procedure in the diagnosis of and assessment of the severity of liver diseases. Although liver biopsy is considered to be a relatively safe procedure, there are occasional cases of death due to massive bleeding after liver biopsy. Thrombasthenia is a disease in which bleeding occurs in the mucosa and skin due to platelet dysfunction.

Sudden Death in an Adult Due to Nontraumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Sudden death due to diaphragmatic hernia in an adult is exceptionally rare. A 43-year-old man was found dead by his cohabiting mother, lying supine on the floor in his house. He had complained of epigastric discomfort for 1 month, and respiratory symptoms occurred 1 day before his death.