An acute abdomen: Spontaneous rupture of liver during pregnancy
β Scribed by Max Baumwol; W. Park
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 283 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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Portal triad occlusion is necessary during orthotopic liver transplantation and is often used during hepatic resection. Although the haemodynamic consequences of this manoeuvre are usually well tolerated, spontaneous splenic rupture may occur. Two such cases are reported.
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