title: Idiopathic retroperitoneal haemorrhage.
abstract: Idiopathic retroperitoneal haemorrhage is a rare condition, affecting apparently histologically normal retroperitoneal blood vessels. It is important to search for the source of bleeding, as failure to identify the cause is associated with poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Manor Hospital, Walsall.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dolphin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space