Journal:
:acta medica iranica
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ali jangjoo department of surgery, surgical oncology research center, imam reza hospital, faculty of medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.
mostafa mehrabi bahar department of surgery, surgical oncology research center, imam reza hospital, faculty of medicine,
mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.
mohsen aliakbarian department of surgery, surgical oncology research center, imam reza hospital, faculty of medicine,
mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran.
hemangiomas are the most common benign liver masses with a frequency of 0.4-7.3% at autopsy. they are usually discovered incidentally and a few require surgery. spontaneous or traumatic ruptures are among indications of surgery for hemangiomas. we report a case of giant hepatic hemangioma presenting as hemoperitoneum following use of the slimming belt that underwent an emergent laparotomy. abdo...