Nonoperative treatment of complex blunt liver trauma (giant subcapsular hematoma): case report and literature review
Blunt liver trauma is a recurrent pathology, with possible diverse anatomical involvements, which represents a challenge in therapeutic management. In this paper, the case of a 40-year-old female victim of blunt abdominal trauma with extensive liver injury is presented, and potential non-operative treatment is discussed despite its severity and mortality rates.
Nonoperative treatment of complex blunt liver trauma (giant subcapsular hematoma): case report and literature review
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.159322221123
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Blunt liver trauma is a recurrent pathology, with possible diverse anatomical involvements, which represents a challenge in therapeutic management. In this paper, the case of a 40-year-old female victim of blunt abdominal trauma with extensive liver injury is presented, and potential non-operative treatment is discussed despite its severity and mortality rates.
- Laís Souza Germano
- Gabriel Moreira de Moraes
- Sabrina Oliveira dos Santos
- Bruno Vaz de Melo
- Rodrigo Andrade Vaz de Melo