PERIHEPATIC PACKING FOR SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF LIVER IN PREGNANCY

Spontaneous rupture of the liver is a relatively uncommon but potentia lly fatal complication of pregnancy generally associated with pre-ecla mpsia. This case report is of a grand multipara who presented with pre -eclampsia and was subsequently found to have spontaneous rupture of t he Liver. Bleeding was controlled effectively by the technique of peri hepatic packing when other operative measures failed. Perihepatic pack ing is a well known technique advocated for the management of liver in juries and this may be successfully applied for cases of spontaneous r upture of the liver during pregnancy.