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Postcatheterization retroperitoneal hematoma due to spontaneous lumbar arterial hemorrhage
E A Kalinowski1, S O Trerotola
1Department of Medical Education, St. Vincent Hospital, 2001 W. 86 Street, and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46260-1991, USA.
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|August 4, 1998
Abstract:
A patient developed retroperitoneal hemorrhage after cardiac catheterization, initially thought to be a complication of the puncture. Diagnostic evaluation revealed the source to be spontaneous bleeding from a lumber artery, which was successfully embolized. Spontaneous hemorrhage is a recognized complication of anticoagulation therapy and must be considered in the differential diagnosis even in the face of a seemingly obvious source of bleeding.