Open AccessSpontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma presented as low back pain to an emergency department: a case report
Author(s) -
Özge Onur,
Özlem Güneysel,
Murat Sarıtemur,
Arzu Denizbaşı
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0580
Subject(s) - medicine , exploratory laparotomy , hepatocellular carcinoma , abdominal pain , emergency department , laparotomy , malignancy , differential diagnosis , lesion , radiology , nausea , physical examination , back pain , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry
Spontaneous haemoperitoneum due to rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a surgical emergency and may have catastrophic outcomes.