Open AccessFatal thrombotic complications of hepatic cystic compression of the inferior vena: A case report
Author(s) -
Ting-Kai Leung,
Chi-Ming Lee,
Hsin Chi Chen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i11.1728
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , complication , surgery , abdominal pain , thrombosis , septic shock , bloating , portal vein thrombosis , shock (circulatory) , radiology , sepsis
Of 5% of patients who develop liver cysts, only 10-15% of them come for medical attention, typically because of dull right upper quadrant pain, abdominal bloating or early satiety. We treated a 77-year-old female with a rare complication of inferior vena cava thrombosis. The patient expired due to septic shock and multiple organ failure.