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Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 10/2017

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Extremely Giant Liver Hemangioma (50 cm) with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

Authors: Zhiying Yang, Haidong Tan, Xiaolei Liu, Yongliang Sun

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 10/2017

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Abstract

A 33-year-old male has been found with a giant liver hemangioma of initial size 29 cm for 5 years. He received arterial embolization twice in order to shrink the tumor; however, no effect was obtained. The tumor had rapidly grown to 50 cm and caused abnormalities in the hematological and coagulative systems. Preoperative computed tomography revealed that the right hepatic vein, right hepatic artery, and right portal vein were not involved by the hemangioma. Resection of the giant liver hemangioma was successfully performed after intraoperative intentional bloodletting with concurrent blood salvage. All hematological and coagulative abnormalities had returned to normal after the procedure.
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Metadata
Title
Extremely Giant Liver Hemangioma (50 cm) with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome
Authors
Zhiying Yang
Haidong Tan
Xiaolei Liu
Yongliang Sun
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-017-3429-7

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