ABSTRACT
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of death in Korea. Chronic hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease and liver cirrhosis are predisposing factor of HCC. Bleeding tendency and hemorrhage resulting from reduced production of coagulation factors or portal hypertension are not uncommon in HCC, moreover spontaneous hemoperitoneum also can occur. Spontaneous hemoperitoneum is a complication of HCC, that is caused by the rupture of HCC mass which abuts on the hepatic capsule. However hemoperitoneum also occurs due to the rupture of vasculature of the mass. Emergency laparotomy is the recommended treatment, however these patients exhibit poor prognosis because of hemodynamic instability followed by combined liver disease. Herein, we report a case of spontaneous hemoperitoneum due to the rupture of subcapsular vessels with invasion of HCC in a 39-years-old man, whose tumor was left undetected.
Subject(s)
Humans , Blood Coagulation Factors , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular , Cause of Death , Emergencies , Hemodynamics , Hemoperitoneum , Hemorrhage , Hepatitis, Chronic , Hypertension, Portal , Korea , Laparotomy , Liver Cirrhosis , Liver Diseases , Liver Diseases, Alcoholic , Prognosis , RuptureABSTRACT
Spontaneous hemoperitoneum is rare. The most common etiologies are gynecologic, splenic, and hepatic. Gastric arteriovenous malformations are commonly associated with intraluminal bleeding, but gastric arteriovenous malformations are an unusual cause of spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage. A 54-year-old man presented with acute onset of epigastric pain. The patient was given an operation and pathology confirmed that it was a gastric arteriovenous malformation.