Hepatocellular carcinoma in a woman with 34 weeks gestation and chronic hepatitis b

Sato-Espinoza, Karina; Ferrer, Javier Díaz; Ventura, Yessica Mitzy Jaramillo · Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) (2021)

Resumen

A 24-year-old pregnant woman arrived at the emergency service at 34 weeks of gestational age with intermittent right upper abdominal pain. An abdominal ultrasound was performed showing signs of hepatopathy with multiple neo-formative nodules with mild ascites and fetal biometry confirmed at 34 weeks gestation. During her hospitalization, an emergency caesarean was induced with favorable result in the survival of the mother and the baby.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas