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Spontaneous Rupture of the Hepatic Artery in a Patient with Type 1 Neurofibromatosis Treated by Embolization: A Case Report

Authors: V. Rao, C.P. Day, N. Manimaran, R.A. Hurlow, R. Orme

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

We report the case of a 48-year-old man with neurofibromatosis presenting with sudden-onset abdominal pain, profound hypotension, and a drop in hemoglobin. CT scan demonstrated a massive hematoma within the right lobe of the liver with rupture into the peritoneal cavity. Angiography demonstrated diffuse abnormalities of the hepatic circulation with fusifom, ectatic, and stenotic segments. Acute extravasation from a peripheral branch of the right hepatic artery was identified and successfully embolized with subsequent hemodynamic stabilization of the patient. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report of this kind in a patient with type I neurofibromatosis.

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Title: Spontaneous Rupture of the Hepatic Artery in a Patient with Type 1 Neurofibromatosis Treated by Embolization: A Case Report
Authors: V. Rao
C.P. Day
N. Manimaran
R.A. Hurlow
R. Orme
Publication date: 01-02-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-006-0044-5

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