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M S Ben Ammar

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PubMed2004

[Risk factors of mortality in critically ill patients with thrombocytopenia].

OBJECTIVE: Determine predictive factors of intensive care mortality in thrombocytopenic patients. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data including the last 100 patients hospitalised in intensive care unit during period from March 2002 to January 2003 and having presented, at least one time, a platelet count <150 x 10(9)/l. Comparison between patients was realized according to the definitive issue (death or discharge from intensive care). RESULTS: Incidence of thrombocytopenia was 27%. Mortality rate was 53%. Thrombocytopenia in admission was noted in 44% of the patients. IGS II score (OR = 1.05 and p = 0.014), sepsis (OR = 34.2 and p = 0.002) or hepatic dysfunction cases (OR = 42.5 and p = 0.026) were predictive factors of death in intensive care unit when thrombocytopenia occurred. CONCLUSION: Our results concerning prognostic value of thrombocytopenia in intensive care unit are partly similar to those of literature with a surmortality associated to thrombocytopenia related to sepsis and hepatic dysfunction.

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PubMed2003

Cystic mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver report of a case and review of the literature.

Mesenchymal Hamartoma (MH) of the liver constitutes the third or the fourth most common tumour of the liver in childhood and occurs most commonly in the first two years of life. It is often misdiagnosed clinically as a malignant tumour because of its rapid increase in size within a short period of time, or as a hepatic collections or abscess because of its cystic appearance. Although a benign lesion, MH may cause heart failure due to arteriovenous shunts, or death as a result of respiratory complications. A typical case of MH was recently encountered in a 6-years-old-boy. The patient presented with progres sive abdominal distension; surgery revealed a large mass arising from the right lobe of the liver. The mass was predominantly formed by fluid collections. Loose mesenchymal tissue and branched, tortuous bile ducts were the key diagnostic features. When predominantly cystic, MH may mimic lymphangioma both grossly and microscopically. Prudent examination of the cystic structures can establish a correct diagnosis.

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PubMed2001

[Subcapsular liver hematoma. Two case reports and review of the literature].

The authors report two cases of complicated toxaemia by subcapsular haematoma of liver in the gynaecology obstetrics ward of the Mongi Slim university hospital in Marsa, Tunisia during six years. The diagnostic was made after delivery in all cases. Evolution was been favourable only in one case, the other is complicated by superinfection which required surgical draining. The literature review determiner the poor prognosis of the subcapsular haematoma of the liver.

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PubMed2001