1 Mar 2003Case Report
Traumatic rupture of nodular focal fatty infiltration of the liver: case report
C. Marmorale 1M. Romiti 1I. Bearzi 2A. Giovagnoni 3E. Landi 1
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Article Info
1 Department of Digestive Diseases and General Surgery, University Hospital of Ancona
2 Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Ancona
3 Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Ancona
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2003, 74(2), 217-221;
Published: 1 Mar 2003
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Abstract
Hepatic fatty infiltration generally appears in a widespread form but it can occasionally involve the liver in an irregular way. As regards focal forms, nodular focal fatty infiltration (NFFI) has great importance regarding problems of differential diagnosis with benign and malignant focal pathology of the liver. Except for this aspect, NFFI has little clinical importance as it is mainly asymptomatic. We report a case of an acute bleeding of a big nodule of FFI which required an urgent hepatectomy.
Keywords
- Liver
- focal fatty infiltration
- surgery