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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997; 45(4): 207-209
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013726
Case Report

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Intra-abdominal Bleeding after Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

T. Watanabe, K. Tajima, T. Shimomura, Y. Suenaga, M. Murase
  • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine
  • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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1996

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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan A case is reported of sudden rupture of a subcapsular hematoma of the liver (SHL) due to birth injury occurring after complete repair of a total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a 3-day-old male infant. Autopsy showed a wide bruised surface of liver parenchyma. Although making a diagnosis of SHL may be difficult before neonatal cardiac surgery, special care on this quite rare complication must be taken in neonates with difficult delivery.

Key words

Neonate - Intra-abdominal bleeding - Subcapsular hematoma of the liver (SHL) - Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC)