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Spontaneous dissection of the hepatic artery

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Two cases of spontaneous dissection of hepatic arteries are described. Presentation and management of these two patients are distinctly different. The first patient presented with mild back pain and mild abnormal liver function tests and was treated conservatively. The second patient presented with hemoperitoneum and shock and was treated surgically.

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  1. M. F. Müller

    Present address: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Berne, Inselspital, CH-3010, Berne, Switzerland

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  1. Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, 02215, Boston, MA, USA

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Müller, M.F., Kim, D. Spontaneous dissection of the hepatic artery. Abdom Imaging 20, 462–465 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01213273

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