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Atsushi Tanikawa1,2, Masaru Nemoto1,3, Kozue Watabe1,4
1Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital and Cancer Center, Kasama, Japan.
Abstract:
Retroperitoneal hemorrhage in patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is uncommon, and its optimal management remains controversial because both surgical and endovascular interventions carry substantial risks. A 36-year-old man with vEDS presented with persistent upper abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a massive retroperitoneal hematoma, approximately 20 cm in size, with a pseudoaneurysm in a mesenteric artery branch but without contrast extravasation. Considering the potential complications associated with the intervention and the patient's overall stable hemodynamic condition, a conservative management approach under careful supervision was selected. A follow-up CT revealed a reduction in hematoma size, and the patient was discharged after 19 days of hospitalization without complications. Conservative management of retroperitoneal hemorrhage in patients with vEDS may be considered a viable option in hemodynamically stable conditions.
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