1. Kasabach–Merritt syndrome associated with infiltrating giant colonic hemangioma in a pregnant woman: Report of a fatal case.
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Peralta-Amaro, Ana Lilia, Cadena-Corona, Carlos Ublester, Domínguez-Valdez, Luis Fernando, Cobos-Quevedo, Orestes de Jesús, Vera-Lastra, Olga Lidia, Cruz-Domínguez, María del Pilar, Acosta-Jiménez, Elsa, and González-González, Karla Lourdes
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COLON surgery , *PHYSICAL diagnosis , *HEMANGIOMAS , *BLOOD coagulation disorders , *DOPPLER ultrasonography , *KASABACH-Merritt syndrome , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *SURGICAL complications , *THROMBOCYTOPENIA , *COLOSTOMY , *SPLENECTOMY , *SHOCK (Pathology) , *BLOOD transfusion , *TREATMENT failure , *VASOCONSTRICTORS , *HEMORRHAGE , *CRITICAL care medicine , *ABDOMINAL radiography , *DEXAMETHASONE , *CAPROATES , *RECTUM , *DISEASE complications , *PREGNANCY - Abstract
Kasabach–Merritt syndrome (KMS) is a coagulopathy characterized by thrombocytopenia and hypofibrinogenemia associated with large vascular tumors. KMS can lead to disseminated intravascular coagulation which, if not treated promptly, can be life-threatening. There are few reported cases of this syndrome and its evolution in pregnant women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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