1/2496. Delayed hemorrhage after nonoperative management of blunt hepatic trauma in children: a rare but significant event.PURPOSE: Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injury (BHI) has become widely accepted in hemodynamically stable children without ongoing transfusion requirements. However, late hemorrhage, especially after discharge from the hospital can be devastating. The authors report the occurrence of serious late hemorrhage and the sentinel signs and symptoms in children at risk for this complication. methods: Nonoperative management of hemodynamically stable children included computed tomography (CT) evaluation on admission and hospitalization with bed rest for 7 days, regardless of injury grade. Activity was restricted for 3 months after discharge. Hepatic injuries were classified according to grade, amount of hemoperitoneum, and periportal hypoattenuation. RESULTS: Over 5 years, nonoperative management was successful in 74 of 75 children. One child returned to the hospital 3 days after discharge with recurrent hemorrhage necessitating surgical control. review of the CT findings demonstrated that he was the only child with severe liver injury in all four classifications. A second child, initially treated at an outside hospital, presented 10 days after injury with ongoing bleeding and died despite surgical intervention. Only the two children with delayed bleeding had persistent right abdominal and shoulder discomfort in the week after BHI. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support nonoperative management of BHI. However, late hemorrhage heralded by persistence of right abdominal and shoulder pain may occur in children with severe hepatic trauma and high injury severity scores in multiple classifications.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2496. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver and pregnancy.Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver (IPL) is a rare, nonneoplastic entity of unknown etiology. Our patient represents the first reported case of IPL that was managed conservatively during an intrauterine pregnancy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.12698412698413keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/2496. Dental treatment of a prospective recipient of a liver transplant: a case report.A protocol to treat a carious condition in a young girl scheduled to receive a liver transplantation is described. Teeth with serious caries were filled with amalgam. Those teeth with pulp exposure were extracted. To stop bleeding, sutures and a surgical splint with a periodontal pack were used. All procedures were performed as rapidly as possible to minimize stress. Antibiotics were used sparingly. By improving the oral health of transplant recipients, the chances that the transplanted liver will become infected are much reduced, increasing the likelihood of a successful surgical outcome.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.57142857142857keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/2496. Post-biopsy liver cyst: a rare complication of liver biopsy.Liver biopsy rarely leads to complications in a non-cirrhotic liver. We describe here a case of a biliary cyst of the liver that developed after a liver biopsy. It was successfully treated with surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.33333333333333keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/2496. Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of liver coexisting with chronic thyroiditis: radiographical characteristics of the disorder.BACKGROUND: Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of the liver is an extremely rare entity, with six cases reported so far. methods: We encountered a 47-year-old Japanese female with reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of the liver, which coexisted with chronic thyroiditis. The lesion was discovered incidentally as a hypo-echoic mass with a hyper-echoic rim at a routine ultrasonography examination. It increased from 12 to 17 mm diameter in 6 months. Radiological studies, such as contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CT) and angiography demonstrated a hypervascular lesion. RESULTS: It was consequently diagnosed as a neoplasm with malignant potentiality and she underwent partial hepatectomy. The lesion was composed of small mature lymphocytes which formed prominent lymphoid follicles with germinal centres, scattered plasma cells and stromal fibrosis. Immunohistochemical study revealed polyclonal origins of the involved lymphocytes. dna analysis for the immunoglobulin heavy gene and the T cell receptor beta gene using Southern blot hybridization showed no monoclonality. The following features have characterized the images in past cases, as well as ours: hypo-echoic mass, occasionally with a rim, in ultrasonography and hypervascularity, shown by angiography and enhanced CT.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.2380952380952keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/2496. Ferumoxide-enhanced MRI of sideronecrosis superimposed on genetic hemochromatosis.Genetic hemochromatosis is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by excessive iron absorption from the gut, resulting in increased total body iron stores, multisystem organ dysfunction, and an increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. The magnetic susceptibility effects of excess hepatocellular iron generally cause diffuse hepatic signal loss on T2- or T2*-weighted MR images. Although hepatic iron deposition is usually diffuse, focal areas of iron sparing can occur, and, when present, superimposed neoplasm is a consideration. We describe a patient with cirrhosis, hemochromatosis, and multiple small benign relatively hyperintense iron-poor foci consisting of piecemeal sideronecrosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.76190476190476keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/2496. Segment IV liver cyst with biliary communication following laparoscopic deroofing.Simple cysts of the liver rarely have a biliary communication. We record the development of a biliary communication following laparoscopic deroofing of a segment IV simple cyst of liver and document its successful sclerosis with tetracycline.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.55555555555556keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/2496. Isolated polycystic liver disease not linked to polycystic kidney disease 1 and 2.Autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease occurs commonly in association with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, types 1 and 2. It may also exist as a separate entity, genetically distinct from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease types 1 and 2, as has been recently established to exist in a Belgian family. We report here a large Argentinian family of Spanish-Belgian ancestry with autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease, where proximal and distal markers for both polycystic kidney disease 1 and 2 failed to demonstrate genetic linkage. The data support the notion that polycystic liver disease and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease may have separate chromosomal loci.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.65079365079365keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/2496. New sonographic appearance of hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma in childhood.We present clinical, radiographic, and sonographic findings in 3 children with hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma, a rare benign tumor of childhood. The presence of round hyperechoic parietal nodules within the cystic spaces of the hamartomas is a new sonographic finding.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.55555555555556keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/2496. "The silent killer": chronic acetaminophen toxicity in a toddler.We report a case fatality from chronic acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity in an 18-month-old toddler, born 14 weeks premature, who had been receiving less than the standard toxic threshold of the pediatric suspension of APAP for 4 days prior to presentation. Furthermore, he had been on prolonged total parenteral nutrition (TPN) as an infant. We hypothesize that TPN-induced hepatic changes may have diminished the patient's hepatic reserve, making him more susceptible to APAP toxicity. We propose that different "therapeutic" APAP dosing may be needed for those with underlying risk factors for hepatotoxicity.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.52380952380952keywords = c (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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