Resection of giant liver hemangioma in a pregnant woman with coagulopathy: Case report and literature review.
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چکیده
BACKGROUND Hemangioma is a common benign tumor in the liver and usually asymptomatic. Scanty evidence concerning treatment modality of symptomatic hemangioma during pregnancy exists. CASE A 35 year-old woman with giant hepatic cavernous hemangioma developed consumption coagulopathy due to the enlarged tumor, and underwent danaparoid therapy from 5 weeks of gestation (GW). Magnetic resonance image revealed giant hemangioma with 20 cm in diameter in the right lobe of the liver. A surgical operation of liver resection was successfully performed at 16 GW. Thereafter, the coagulopathy disappeared. She delivered a healthy male infant at 36 GW. CONCLUSION This is the first case report of surgical resection therapy for giant liver hemangioma during pregnancy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of prenatal medicine
دوره 5 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011