Post-traumatic adrenal hematoma: A case report and revue of literature

Post-traumatic adrenal hematoma, which has rare but severe complications, is a difficult to diagnose condition. Only computed tomography, which is often performed systematically during lesional assessments of violent thoraco-abdominal trauma, can confirm the diagnosis. Symptoms are often masked by a...

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Main Authors: Y. Fadil, W. Bai, Y. Chakir, M. Dakir, A. Debbagh, R. Aboutaieb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221444202030423X
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Summary:Post-traumatic adrenal hematoma, which has rare but severe complications, is a difficult to diagnose condition. Only computed tomography, which is often performed systematically during lesional assessments of violent thoraco-abdominal trauma, can confirm the diagnosis. Symptoms are often masked by associated visceral or parietal lesions. Standard biological examinations are generally not very helpful. We will describe the case of a 47-year-old man who presented with a right adrenal hemorrhage following a road accident, for only associated lesion, a fracture of the middle arch of the first and 8th ribs, and the transverse process L1.
ISSN:2214-4420