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Muhammad Saaiq
Surgical Grand Round, Pakistan Institute of Medical
Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad.
September 29, 2006.
What prompted this presentation ?
Case No. 1
Male aged 18 , presented with H/O
RTA and blunt trauma abdomen.
Exploratory Laparotomy revealed :
i) About 4 cm long and 1cm deep liver
laceration just on the left side of the FL.
ii) Another 4cm long and 4 cm deep
irregular laceration just lat. to L. Teres
with a bleeder spurting blood.
iii) 800cc blood
AAST grade III Liver trauma.
Case No. 2
Male aged 19 ,
presented with H/O FAI Rt. Lower
rib cage / chest.
Exploratory Laparotomy revealed :
*Sealed firearm wound on the frontal
surface of Rt lobe ( B/w segments V
and VIII) corresponding to a similar
wound on posterior surface of liver.
* About 200 cc free blood.
AAST Grade III Liver trauma.
Case No. 3
Male aged 15 presented with H/O FAI abdomen / Lt.
lower back.
Exploratory Laparotomy revealed :
Blunt trauma :
Deceleration
Compression
Secondary penetrating injury from spicules
of fractured ribs / bones
Penetrating trauma :
Low energy trauma
high energy trauma
American Association for Surgery
of Trauma (AAST )
Grading system
Grade I :
Hematoma ; Subcapsular, non-expanding < 10 % surface
Laceration ; Capsular tear, Non-bleeding, < 1 cm
parenchymal depth
Grade II :
Hematoma ; Subcapsular, Non-expanding, 10-50 % surface
area Or intraparenchymal, Non-expanding, < 2 cm in
diameter.
Laceration ; Capsular tear, active bleeding, 1-3 cm deep,
< 10 cm in length.
Grade III:
Hematoma ; Sucapsular, > 50 % surface area Or
Ruptured subcapsular hematomea with active bleeding
Or Intraparenchymal hematoma > 2 cm or expanding.
Laceration ; > 3 cm parenchymal depth.
Grade IV:
Hematoma ; ruptured intrparenchymal hematoma with
active bleeding.
Laceration; Parenchymal disruption involving 25-50 % of
hepatic lobe
Grade V :
Laceration; Parenchymal disruption involving over 50 % of
hepatic lobe
Vascular; Juxtahepatic venous injuries(major hepatic veins,
retrohepatic vena cava)
Initial Resuscitation.
Re-emergence of Perihepatic
packing with
Interventional radiology Temporary abdominal closure
Intra-hepatic Packing
Immediate Postoperative
Concerns
Common Problems
Hemorrhage
Sepsis
Bile leak
Coagulopathy
Lethal Triangle ( a.k.a Bloody
vicious cycle of trauma)
Core Hypothermia
Metabolic Acidosis
Coagulopathy
Other Complications of Liver Trauma
Bile collection
Liver abscess
Biliary fistula
Hepatic artery aneurysm
Arteriovenous Fistulation
Arterio-biliary Fistulation
Biliary tract strictures
LIVER TRAUMA
LIVER TRAUMA
Muhammad Saaiq
Unit-I , Department of
Surgery.