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

• 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
• Subjects: Hematoma; Adrenal; Trauma
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221444202030423X

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.