Survival of a Preterm Twin Following Infarction of the Right Hepatic Lobe: Clinical Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Survival following hemorrhagic necrosis of a lobe of the liver in preterm infants is very uncommon. We present the clinical and radiologic findings of such a case, discuss the clinical management of the hemorrhage that resulted in the infant's survival, and present a basis for the evolution of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of perinatology 2001-02, Vol.21 (1), p.65-67
Hauptverfasser:	Shaw, Suzanne, Vashaw, Walter, Haling, Jack, Coen, Ronald W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	clinical-perinatal-neonatal-case-presentation Medicine Medicine & Public Health Pediatric Surgery Pediatrics
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Zusammenfassung:	Survival following hemorrhagic necrosis of a lobe of the liver in preterm infants is very uncommon. We present the clinical and radiologic findings of such a case, discuss the clinical management of the hemorrhage that resulted in the infant's survival, and present a basis for the evolution of the liver pathology.
ISSN:	0743-8346 1476-5543
DOI:	10.1038/sj.jp.7200490