Liver Bleeding Due to HELLP Syndrome Treated With Embolization and Liver Transplantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Valentina Messina
  • Daniele Dondossola
  • Daniele Dondossola
  • Maria Chiara Paleari
  • Gianluca Fornoni
  • Daniela Tubiolo
  • Patrizia Vergani
  • Roberto Rona
  • Giorgio Rossi
  • Giorgio Rossi
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Publication date
November 2021
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Journal
Frontiers in Surgery

Abstract

Background: Liver bleeding secondary to haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome is uncommon, but a life-threatening peripartum condition that needs a prompt multidisciplinary approach.Case Presentation: In this study, we presented a case of 28-year-old pregnant woman, who was presented to the obstetrics department with signs of preeclampsia and foetal growth restriction. An emergency caesarean section was performed, and the patient developed a HELLP syndrome complicated by spontaneous liver rupture. After radiological and surgical procedures, liver failure became evident and liver transplantation was successfully performed. The patient and her daughter are now alive.Conclusions: Despite the rarity of this...

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