Transcatheter Arterial Embolization as Treatment for a Life-Threatening Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Complicating Heparin Therapy
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
; : 352-355, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a distinct clinical entity that can present in the absence of specific underlying pathology or trauma and is typically associated with anticoagulation therapy. We report a case of a 74-year-old female patient with a cerebral infarction related to atrial fibrillation who developed a spontaneous lumbar arterial hemorrhage complicating heparin therapy. The diagnosis was suggested by a computed tomography scan and confirmed by angiography. She was treated successfully with transcatheter embolization.
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Main subject:
Retroperitoneal Space
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Therapeutics
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Heparin
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Embolization, Therapeutic
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Hemorrhage
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Lumbar Vertebrae
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Anticoagulants
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Year:
2011
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Article