Report of a case of liver rupture in preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome

Abstract

Liver rupture secondary to preeclampsia represents a complication that, if is not recognized early, can be fatal. Its presentation is rare, but very complex to treat, having options that are not clearly protocolized and usually derive from the experience of the surgeon who faces it. We present a case of liver rupture of a patient from Toluca, State of Mexico who was admitted by emergency air transfer with immediate puerperium complicated by severe preeclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, liver rupture with hemodynamic instability, it was necessary to intervene surgically for a total of seven occasions to control the hemorrhage, as well as pharmacological, medical measures and multiple transfusions; however, she died on the eighteenth day of his hospitalization for septic shock.

Keywords

• Preeclampsia. HELLP syndrome. Liver rupture.