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Retroperitoneal hematoma from lumbar artery as an unusual complication after rectal perforation with massive
Takashi Miyata1, Yuta Fujiwara1, Koji Nishijima1
1Department of Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kanazawa Hospital, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 9218162, Japan.
Abstract:
The patient was a 54-year-old woman diagnosed with adult Still's disease, undergoing high-dose steroid and immunosuppressant therapy for 5 years, who was admitted to our hospital with abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) revealed pneumoperitoneum around the rectum and a large quantity of retroperitonal emphysema around the inferior vena cava, aorta and left kidney. An emergency laparotomy was performed. Intraoperative observation revealed a perforation on the mesenteric side of the rectum due to diverticulum, and Hartmann's operation was performed. Deep tenderness and anemia were observed 4 days postoperatively. CT revealed extravasation in the left retroperitoneal space and a retroperitoneal hematoma, and emergency embolization of lumbar arteries was performed. Retroperitoneal bleeding associated with peritonitis after surgery is very rare. We surmised that higher-dose immunosuppressive therapy and gastrointestinal perforation with emphysema in the retroperitoneum induced lumbar artery bleeding. Clinicians should consider these factors as a potential cause of retroperitoneal hematoma.
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