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What Is The Treatment For Abdominal Pain And Hepatoma ?

This is to get information for my relative;s condition. he is a diabetic , hypertensive and is on treatment. 2 weeks back he developed acute abdominal pain and went in to shock. emergency laparotomy was done and it was found that he was having a hepatoma which bursted and segmentectomy liver was done. eventhough tumour was completely removed doctors say prognosis is poor. what is the next step? his height is 5 ' 7" and weight 75 kg and age 74 years
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query and history about your relative.

Diabetes and hypertension cause multiple complications and can cause emergency situations if not controlled.
You relative was in shock, means the condition was already critical.
IF the Doctors are saying that the prognosis is poor, means either there is a complication of surgical or medical cause or the tumor is thought to be a cancer.
Age is another factor against the good prognosis. 74 years is an old person and the recovery time, withstand time for anesthesia or / and surgery can have its own complications.
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What Is The Treatment For Abdominal Pain And Hepatoma ?

Hi. Thanks for your query and history about your relative. Diabetes and hypertension cause multiple complications and can cause emergency situations if not controlled. You relative was in shock, means the condition was already critical. IF the Doctors are saying that the prognosis is poor, means either there is a complication of surgical or medical cause or the tumor is thought to be a cancer. Age is another factor against the good prognosis. 74 years is an old person and the recovery time, withstand time for anesthesia or / and surgery can have its own complications.