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World J Hepatol. Nov 18, 2016; 8(32): 1414-1418
Published online Nov 18, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i32.1414
Published online Nov 18, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i32.1414
Spontaneous liver rupture as first sign of polyarteritis nodosa
Irene Gómez-Luque, General Surgery, Reina Sofía University Hospital, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Felipe Alconchel, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Rubén Ciria, M Dolores Ayllón, Antonio Luque, Pedro López-Cillero, Javier Briceño, Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant, Reina Sofía University Hospital, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Marina Sánchez, Department of Pathology, Reina Sofía University Hospital, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Author contributions: Gómez-Luque I and Alconchel F contributed equally to this work; Ciria R, López-Cillero P and Briceño J designed the research; Gómez-Luque I, Alconchel F, Ayllón MD and Luque A performed the research; Sánchez M performed the pathological analyses; Gómez-Luque I, Alconchel F and Ayllón MD wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: The following manuscript is in accordance with the ethics standards in our Hospital. It has been reviewed and approved by all the authors and by the Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC).
Informed consent statement: The following manuscript has been written and produced after full approval form the patient, who, in the informed consent, gave the authorization to use the data and images derived from his clinical condition.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare have no conflicts of interest. The present study did not receive any financial support.
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Correspondence to: Rubén Ciria, MD, PhD, Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant, Reina Sofía University Hospital, Avda, Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Spain. rubenciria@hotmail.com
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Received: March 1, 2016
Peer-review started: March 2, 2016
First decision: March 22, 2016
Revised: September 13, 2016
Accepted: October 5, 2016
Article in press: October 9, 2016
Published online: November 18, 2016
Peer-review started: March 2, 2016
First decision: March 22, 2016
Revised: September 13, 2016
Accepted: October 5, 2016
Article in press: October 9, 2016
Published online: November 18, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Spontaneous liver rupture is a rare entity with very few cases in the literature reviewed; even when it has an autoimmune disease such etiology and with no previous trauma. We present our experience managing an urgent abdominal hemorrhage caused by a liver rupture as a first manifestation of Polyarteritis in a 75-year-old woman.