What treatment is suggested for laceration of liver?
Patient: Wife fell out of my tractor trailer and broke 3 ribs #8,#9 #10. She also had a laceration to her liver. This happened 3 weeks ago , been in and out of hospital. They sent her home saying it will heal itself. Her stomach is bloated and she was told she has fluid and blood build up on outside lever which is swollen, they said surgery was not needed. How is the fluid and blood going to go away to allow swollen to go away? Do not trust the doctors at this hosipital. They did not see the laceration on liver on first visit and they found it after she had to go back after she visited her own doctor and found her hemoglobin was low. Doctor: Hello , ill explain  the problem  thing is that when she had trauma to chest and  abdomen on first cosultattion ur doctor detected rib fractur but thing is that they woud have done  ultrasono to detect abdomen trauma but it may happen that it is not detected on first usg it can happen   another thing is that whta doctor has said that liver lacearation will heal its own . it is  right now days for liver trauma conservative line of treatment is given i hope this explanation ll be helpfull to u thank u