Kasabach-Merritt-syndrome with giant hemangioma of the liver. A case report;Kasabach-Merritt-Syndrom bei Riesenhämangiom der Leber. Ein Fallbericht

Chirurg

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 729-732

  Vogel, T ^a   Lammers, B ^b   Von Herbay, A ^a   Kunz, B M E ^a   Donner, A J ^a   Furst G ^a   Goretzki, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b Stadtische Kliniken Lukas K

Author keywords

Consumption coagulopathy; Giant hemangioma; Hemihepatectomy

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREMEDICATION; REOPERATION; SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMANGIOMA; HEPARIN; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREMEDICATION; REOPERATION; SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036653153     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-002-0445-1     Document Type: Article

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