Spontaneous liver rupture in hypereosinophilic syndrome: A rare but fatal complication

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 46, 2009, Pages 5875-5878

  Cheung, Yue Sun ^a   Wong, Shun ^b   Lam, Philip Koon Ngai ^a   Lee, Kit Fai ^a   Wong, John ^a   Lai, Paul Bo San ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complication; Eosinophilia; Hemoperitoneum; Hypereosinophilic syndrome; Spontaneous liver rupture

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; GELATIN SUCCINATE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLADDER; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FATALITY; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEART; HEMATURIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY; LACERATION; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER HEMATOMA; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; LIVER RUPTURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MESENTERY; PALLOR; PANCREAS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESUSCITATION; SUTURING METHOD; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 74049154821     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5875     Document Type: Article

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