Kasabach-Merritt syndrome in giant hemangioma of the liver. A case report
Vogel, T.; Lammers, B.; von Herbay, A.; Kunz, B.M.E.; Donner, A.J.; Fürst, G.; Goretzki, P.E.
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für Alle Gebiete der Operativen Medizen 73(7): 729-732
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4722 PMID: 12242984 Document Number: 542487
Kasabach-Merritt-syndrome is rare coagulation disorder with consumption coagulopathy caused by vascular malformations. We report the case of a 44-year-old woman with repeated severe bleeding complications after small and medium sized operations with normal results in the tests of plasmatic coagulation. After discovery of a giant hemangioma of the liver the diagnosis was established. Activation of coagulation was stopped preoperatively by i.v.-heparinization and curative treatment by right-sided hemihepatectomy followed.