Clinical analysis of spontaneous perforation of abdominal viscera in patients with severe viral hepatitis
Zuo, D.; Fang, Z.; Zheng, W.
Hunan Yi Ke da Xue Xue Bao 22(3): 262-264
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1000-5625 PMID: 9868131 Document Number: 481089
Eight out of 246 patients with severe viral hepatitis were complicated with spontaneous abdominal viscera perforation. The eight patients all had serious digestive symptoms, orange green colour in skin, swollen abdomen with ascites, abdominal pain. All cases were diagnosed by liver function examination, colour ultrasonography, x-ray examination, abdominal puncture and one case by operation. Among these 8 cases, 3 cases had perfornation of stomach, 3 cases had perforation of gall bladder and 2 cases had perforation of small intestine. Though emergancy treatment had been applied, only one case was saved.