A case of emphysematous hepatitis with spontaneous pneumoperitoneum in a patient with hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
- Authors
- 김정호; 정을식; 정석후; 김주승; 구양서; 함기백; 김주현; 김연석
- Issue Date
- Mar-2012
- Keywords
- Cholangiocarcinoma; Rupture; Hepatitis; Necrosis; Pneumoperitoneum
- Citation
- The Korean journal of hepatology, v.18, no.1, pp.94 - 97
- Journal Title
- The Korean journal of hepatology
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 94
- End Page
- 97
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/16524
- DOI
- 10.3350/kjhep.2012.18.1.94
- ISSN
- 2093-8047
- Abstract
- An 80-year-old woman with hilar cholangiocarcinoma was hospitalized due to sudden-onset abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed hepatic necrosis accompanied with emphysematous change in the superior segment of the right liver (S7/S8), implying spontaneous rupture, based on the presence of perihepatic free air. Although urgent percutaneous drainage was performed, neither pus nor fluids were drained. These findings suggest emphysematous hepatitis with a hepatic mass. Despite the application of intensive care, the patient's condition deteriorated rapidly, and she died 3 days after admission to hospital. Liver gas has been reported in some clinical diseases (e.g., liver abscess) to be caused by gas-forming organisms; however, emphysematous hepatitis simulating emphysematous pyelonephritis is very rare. The case reported here was of fatal emphysematous hepatitis in a patient with hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
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