A rare cause of maternal death: liver and inferior vena cava rupture due to previously undiagnosed Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome type IV

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2008 Sep;25(9):765-7. doi: 10.1017/S0265021508004006. Epub 2008 Apr 10.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / complications*
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hematoma / etiology*
  • Hematoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / etiology*
  • Liver Diseases / surgery
  • Patient Readmission
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / etiology*
  • Rupture, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / injuries*