Laparoscopic surgical treatment was performed at 55 patients with acute amebian liver abscess. The diagnosis of acute amebian liver abscess was verified with clinical, serological, echoscopic, x-ray and CT methods. The laparoscopic method permits to sanify the abscess cavity of any localization. All the 55 patients have been discharged in good health. Laparoscopic method is maximally rational, associated with minimal surgical trauma, permits to decrease hospital stay and period of postoperative rehabilitation.
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Ginecol Obstet Mex
February 2012
División de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital Angeles Lomas, Estado de México.
Background: The hepatic hematoma or rupture appear in 1 of every 100,000 pregnancies. The most common causes of hepatic hematoma in pregnancy are severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome; some predisposing factors are seizures, vomiting, labor, preexistent hepatic disease and trauma.
Case: A 33 year old primigravid with a normal 33 week twin pregnancy presented abdominal pain and hypovolemic shock due to spontaneous subcapsular hepatic hematoma; laparoscopy was performed to evaluate the possibility of rupture, which was not found, later emergency cesarean section was carried out followed by hepatic hematoma drainage and abdominal packaging by laparoscopy.
Khirurgiia (Mosk)
May 2007
Laparoscopic surgical treatment was performed at 55 patients with acute amebian liver abscess. The diagnosis of acute amebian liver abscess was verified with clinical, serological, echoscopic, x-ray and CT methods. The laparoscopic method permits to sanify the abscess cavity of any localization.
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