Spontaneous Rupture of Lumbar Artery & Inferior Epigastric Artery in a Hemodialysis Patient.
- Author:
Sung Hee PYO
1
;
Jang Won SEO
;
Jong Ha PARK
;
Kyu Pyo KIM
;
Sang Hyun KIM
;
Jai Won CHANG
;
Kyu Bo SUNG
;
Su Kil PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea. skpark@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Retroperitoneal hematoma;
Abdominal wall hematoma;
Lumbar artery;
Inferior epigastric artery;
Spontaneous bleeding;
Chronic renal failure;
Hemodialysis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Abdominal Wall;
Angiography;
Arteries*;
Epigastric Arteries*;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Renal Dialysis*;
Rupture;
Rupture, Spontaneous*
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2004;23(6):992-996
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of retroperitoneal hemorrhage and abdominal wall hemorrhage due to spontaneous lumbar artery and inferior epigastric artery rupture, in a patient with chronic renal failure treated with hemodialysis. There was no history of specific trauma. The bleeding was confirmed by CT and angiography, and controlled successfully by selective angiographic embolization. We suggest that a possibility of spontaneous retroperitoneal bleeding should be considered in a case of abdominal pain or mass in a hemodialysis patient.
