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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 14;10(7):e05938.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5938. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Conservative management of congenital hepatic hemangioma complicated by ascites

Emmy Hoornaert  1 , Philippe Clapuyt  2 , Dana Dumitriu  2 , Olivier Niel  3 , Sophie Huybrechts  3 , Isabelle Scheers  1 , Etienne Sokal  1 , Raymond Reding  4 , Xavier Stephenne  1
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Case Reports

Conservative management of congenital hepatic hemangioma complicated by ascites

Emmy Hoornaert et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Involution of a rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma is an unknown cause of neonatal ascites. As involution phase is completed by 14 months after birth, conservative management with diuretics and drainage is possible and may avoid surgical resection.

Keywords: ascites; conservative management; involution process; rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Abdominal US showing a 34 × 22 × 25 mm mass between segments II and III
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Serum alfa‐fetoprotein evolution during the follow‐up of the patient
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