Retroperitoneal haemorrhage from the superior gluteal artery: a late complication of total hip arthroplasty.
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis was admitted with a sudden onset of abdominal pain owing to a retroperitoneal haemorrhage from a false aneursym of the superior gluteal artery. This aneurysm probably developed as a result of a migrating total hip prosthesis.
Bakker
K W
KW
Department of Rheumatology, Streekziekenhuis Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Gast
L F
LF
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002081:Buttocks / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000098:blood supply*