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1/224. Delayed hemorrhage after nonoperative management of blunt hepatic trauma in children: a rare but significant event.

    PURPOSE: Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic injury (BHI) has become widely accepted in hemodynamically stable children without ongoing transfusion requirements. However, late hemorrhage, especially after discharge from the hospital can be devastating. The authors report the occurrence of serious late hemorrhage and the sentinel signs and symptoms in children at risk for this complication. methods: Nonoperative management of hemodynamically stable children included computed tomography (CT) evaluation on admission and hospitalization with bed rest for 7 days, regardless of injury grade. Activity was restricted for 3 months after discharge. Hepatic injuries were classified according to grade, amount of hemoperitoneum, and periportal hypoattenuation. RESULTS: Over 5 years, nonoperative management was successful in 74 of 75 children. One child returned to the hospital 3 days after discharge with recurrent hemorrhage necessitating surgical control. review of the CT findings demonstrated that he was the only child with severe liver injury in all four classifications. A second child, initially treated at an outside hospital, presented 10 days after injury with ongoing bleeding and died despite surgical intervention. Only the two children with delayed bleeding had persistent right abdominal and shoulder discomfort in the week after BHI. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support nonoperative management of BHI. However, late hemorrhage heralded by persistence of right abdominal and shoulder pain may occur in children with severe hepatic trauma and high injury severity scores in multiple classifications.
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2/224. The diagnosis of subcapsular hematoma of the liver by scintigraphy.

    The diagnosis of subcapsular hematoma of the liver following blunt abdominal trauma has assumed clinical importance with recent reports of improved mortality with conservative management. There is increasing use of hepatic scintigraphy in evaluation of upper abdominal trauma. Two recently observed cases are used to illustrate the typical findings in this entity.
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3/224. radiation induced liver injury detected by particulate reticuloendothelial contrast agent.

    radiation induced liver injury detected by a particulate reticuloendothelial MR contrast agent is described in a patient with metastatic colon cancer. The irradiated hepatic parenchyma failed to darken after ferumoxide administration. This finding suggests that detection of metastatic disease after ferumoxide contrast agents may be impaired in patients who have previously received upper abdominal radiation treatment.
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4/224. Intrahepatic hemorrhage after use of low-molecular-weight heparin for total hip arthroplasty.

    Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) has become a popular agent for prophylaxis against deep vein thrombosis and thromboembolic disease after total joint arthroplasty. LMWH allows for consistent dosing in postoperative patients without the need for laboratory monitoring. hemorrhage is an uncommon but documented adverse reaction when using LMWH; however, intrahepatic hemorrhage has not been previously reported in conjunction with LMWH therapy. We report the case of a woman who suffered intrahepatic hemorrhage presenting with acute abdominal pain and vomiting after the use of enoxaparin for total hip arthroplasty.
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5/224. cat-scratch disease simulating a malignant process of the chest wall.

    cat-scratch disease is a well-known cause of regional adenopathy in immunocompetent children. Rarely, patients may present with symptoms simulating a neoplastic disease. The case of a 12-year-old boy with fever, swelling of the chest wall and hepatosplenic nodules is reported. Histological analysis of biopsy specimen obtained from the chest wall lesion and the liver revealed granulomatous reaction without malignant cells. Serological investigations were positive for bartonella species. The symptoms and the lesions disappeared after oral antibiotic therapy (ciprofloxacin) was started. The patient remained symptom-free 12 months later. CONCLUSION: The present case emphasizes the wide spectrum of clinical manifestations associated with cat-scratch disease which should be investigated as differential diagnosis of manifestations suggesting a neoplastic disease in children.
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6/224. Gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations of human ehrlichiosis: 8 cases and a review of the literature.

    BACKGROUND: ehrlichiosis has emerged as an increasingly recognized tick-borne rickettsial disease. It can affect multiple organs including the gastrointestinal tract and liver. signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice, and hepatosplenomegaly. patients commonly have elevated liver transaminases early in the course of illness as well as leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. If not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion, ehrlichiosis can progress to multiorgan failure. methods: Between 1992 and 1998, 8 patients meeting the CDC criteria for ehrlichiosis were diagnosed and treated at the John L. McClellan Memorial veterans Hospital and University Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. These cases and English-language articles relating to gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations of ehrlichiosis, identified by searching medline and manually reviewing bibliographies of retrieved articles, are reviewed. RESULTS: Seven of the eight patients had elevated transaminases on presentation which increased rapidly initially and slowly returned to normal. Three of our patients had hyperbilirubinemia. One of the eight patients presented with hepatomegaly. Three had hyperbilirubinemia with a peak bilirubin of 13.8 mg/dl. Two patients (25%) had a rash on presentation. All 8 patients were treated with and responded to doxycycline. One developed multiorgan failure but eventually recovered with intensive medical care and doxycycline. CONCLUSION: To avoid treatment delay and serious complications, in the appropriate clinical setting ehrlichiosis should be considered as a cause of elevated liver transaminases.
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7/224. Electrophysiologic recovery after vitamin e-deficient neuropathy.

    A case report is presented of an electrophysiologic recovery from vitamin e-deficient neuropathy after treatment with water-soluble vitamin e in a patient with chronic hepatobiliary disease. The patient was a 64-year-old man who had experienced progressive difficulty in ambulation, with ataxia, over the previous 3 years. The symptoms were associated with pain, tingling sensation in the extremities, and reduced fine motor activity. The patient had chronic hepatobiliary disease, with recurrent cholangitis and external drainage of bile acid through a T-tube for more than 20 years. vitamin e level was barely detectable (<0.5 mg/L). Sensory conduction was absent in both sural nerves. Other sensory and motor conduction studies in the upper and lower extremities showed decreased amplitude. The patient was treated with water-soluble vitamin e. After 4 months of therapy, his ambulation function improved, but pain and tingling sensation in both hands remained. Sensory nerve action potentials appeared in both sural nerves, and amplitudes of other sensory nerves were increased. In a second follow-up study after 9 months, all of the evaluated parameters in the nerve conduction studies, as well as the vitamin e level, were normal. The authors conclude that vitamin e-deficient neuropathy is reversible and electrophysiologic recovery can occur with water-soluble vitamin e therapy.
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8/224. Oxaprozin-induced symptomatic hepatotoxicity.

    OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of symptomatic hepatotoxicity attributed to oxaprozin use. CASE SUMMARY: A 41-year-old white woman was admitted to the hospital with malaise, anorexia, and right upper quadrant pain. The patient was found to have severe jaundice with liver enzyme elevation. Laboratory test results for potential etiologies were negative, except for the use of oxaprozin for the preceding six weeks. diagnosis of drug-induced hepatotoxicity was made by liver biopsy. The patient's symptoms resolved and liver enzymes normalized after oxaprozin was discontinued. DISCUSSION: Symptomatic hepatic effects attributable to most nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are rare and usually mild. Oxaprozin has been shown to cause mild elevation of liver enzymes in clinical studies. This is the second reported case of presumed oxaprozin-induced icteric hepatitis. The mechanism of oxaprozin-induced hepatotoxicity is unclear, but is thought to be due to metabolic idiosyncrasy. Most NSAID reactions are hepatocellular and occur because of individual susceptibility (idiosyncrasy). In general, people aged >40 years and women are more predisposed to NSAID-induced liver injury. CONCLUSIONS: Although this toxicity is rare, clinicians should be aware of the potential for oxaprozin to cause hepatotoxicity and use caution when prescribing this medication. This case also stresses the importance of careful inquiry regarding drug or toxin exposure in cases of unexplained hepatitis.
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9/224. Posttraumatic torsion of accessory lobe of the liver and the gallbladder.

    Torsion of an accessory lobe of the liver and of the gallbladder is a rare etiology for acute abdominal pain in children and infants. We report a case of an 8-year-old girl who was admitted with acute epigastric pain and vomiting, after her brother had jumped on her back. physical examination revealed an afebrile child with a nontender right upper quadrant (RUQ) mass. color Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT demonstrated a heterogeneous, avascular mass with displacement of a thickened-wall gallbladder. A contorted, congested accessory lobe of the liver and the gallbladder were resected at laparotomy. Imaging and operative findings are presented and a differential diagnosis is discussed in order to increase awareness of this rare condition.
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10/224. Acute acalculous cholecystitis complicated by penetration into the liver after coronary artery bypass grafting.

    BACKGROUND: Perforation or penetration due to acute acalculous cholecystitis is a rare complication after open-heart surgery. The mortality rate of this disease is high. methods: A 71-year-old woman complained of a sudden onset of right upper abdominal pain with development of peritoneal signs at 21 days after coronary artery bypass grafting. Abdominal ultrasonography and laboratory examination performed at 1 day earlier had revealed no abnormalities. Neither anticoagulants nor antiplatelet agents were administered following the bypass operation. An exploratory laparotomy was performed to locate a presumed embolization to the superior mesenteric artery. RESULTS: laparotomy revealed acute acalculous cholecystitis complicated by penetration into the liver, causing a subserosal hematoma. The hematoma had ruptured into the abdominal cavity. A cholecystectomy was performed. The gallbladder wall which was in contact with the liver was necrotic. Most of the gallbladder mucosa was necrotic. Microscopical examination revealed atherosclerosis of the cystic artery which was partially obstructed by thrombus. CONCLUSIONS: Given the atherosclerotic condition of the cystic artery, hypotension during the bypass in combination with postoperative total parenteral nutrition and hypovolemia may have induced the cystic artery thrombosis. Surgeons who manage patients with cardiovascular disease should be aware of this potentially lethal development.
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