Acute abdomen due to rupture of a hydatid cyst of the liver: a rare complication - a case report.
Subodh AdhikariHimal B BhattaraiSushil GyawaliSudhan SubediAbhishek BhattaraiLaligen AwalePrasan B S KansakarPublished in: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2023)
A patient from an endemic region with acute presentation of right upper quadrant pain can have spontaneously ruptured hydatidosis as a differential diagnosis. Intraperitoneal rupture and dissemination of hydatid cysts of the liver can be life-threatening if intervention is delayed. Immediate surgery is life-saving and prevents complications.
Keyphrases
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
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- chronic pain
- case report
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- pain management
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- hepatitis b virus
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- intensive care unit
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation
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