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The "dented bladder": diagnosis of a retroperitoneal hematoma
C E Chambers1, D C Griffin, R K Omarzai
1Cardiology Division, Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, USA.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|March 1, 1995
Abstract:
Retroperitoneal hemorrhage and associated hematoma is a rare but potentially life threatening complication of cardiac catheterization and coronary artery interventions. This case presents the potential diagnostic utility of a supine film of the abdomen for early identification of a retroperitoneal hematoma in a patient following acute infarction PTCA.