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Hepatic haemangioma causing isolated right-sided pleural effusion and bilateral pedal oedema.

Oseen Hajilal ShaikhUday Shamrao KumbharChilaka SureshBalasubramanian Gopal
Published in: BMJ case reports (2022)
Hepatic haemangioma (HH) is a common benign tumour of the liver and is usually asymptomatic. HH causing isolated right-sided pleural effusion and bilateral pedal oedema due to inferior vena cava (IVC) compression have never been reported in the literature. We report a 35-year-old male patient who presented with breathlessness and mass per abdomen. On examination, the patient was found to have right-sided pleural effusion, bilateral pedal oedema, hepatomegaly. Contrast-enhanced CT showed compression of the IVC by the HH. The patient was managed with right-sided intercostal drain insertion for pleural effusion and hepatic artery embolisation. The patient improved gradually with reduced pleural effusion and resolving pedal oedema.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • case report
  • contrast enhanced
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • pulmonary embolism
  • magnetic resonance
  • systematic review
  • diffusion weighted
  • vena cava
  • pet ct