Korean J Intern Med.
2011 Sep;26(3):352-355. 10.3904/kjim.2011.26.3.352.
Transcatheter Arterial Embolization as Treatment for a Life-Threatening Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Complicating Heparin Therapy
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunghyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. lovelee93@hanmail.net
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- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2011.26.3.352
Abstract
- Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a distinct clinical entity that can present in the absence of specific underlying pathology or trauma and is typically associated with anticoagulation therapy. We report a case of a 74-year-old female patient with a cerebral infarction related to atrial fibrillation who developed a spontaneous lumbar arterial hemorrhage complicating heparin therapy. The diagnosis was suggested by a computed tomography scan and confirmed by angiography. She was treated successfully with transcatheter embolization.
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