Subcapsular liver hematoma in HELLP syndrome: Evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic options - A unicenter study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 106-112

  Wicke, Corinna ^a,b   Pereira, Philippe L ^a   Neeser, Eva ^a   Flesch, Ingo ^b   Rodegerdts, Enno A ^a   Becker, Horst Dieter ^a  

^a BG Trauma Center   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; HELLP syndrome; Liver hematoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIVER HEMATOMA; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0742287026     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.08.029     Document Type: Article

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