Liver injury
Form of trauma sustained to the liver / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about traumatic liver injuries. For drug-induced liver injury, see Hepatotoxicity.
A liver injury, also known as liver laceration, is some form of trauma sustained to the liver. This can occur through either a blunt force such as a car accident, or a penetrating foreign object such as a knife.[1] Liver injuries constitute 5% of all traumas, making it the most common abdominal injury.[2] Generally nonoperative management and observation is all that is required for a full recovery.
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A watercolour painting of a liver with extensive rupturing caused by blunt trauma to the abdomen. | |
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