Perihepatic packing for spontaneous rupture of liver in pregnancy

Spontaneous rupture of the liver is a relatively uncommon but potentially fatal complication of pregnancy generally associated with pre-eclampsia. This case report is of a grand multipara who presented with pre-eclampsia and was subsequently found to have spontaneous rupture of the Liver. Bleeding was controlled effectively by the technique of perihepatic packing when other operative measures failed. Perihepatic packing is a well known technique advocated for the management of liver injuries and this may be successfully applied for cases of spontaneous rupture of the liver during pregnancy.