title: Spontaneous retroperitoneal haematoma presenting as femoral neuropathy. Case report.
abstract: A 16-year-old boy presented with a sudden onset of unilateral femoral neuropathy. This was caused by a spontaneous retroperitoneal haematoma. Surgical decompression produced a dramatic improvement in the patient's condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brook General Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: MacSweeney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005267:Femoral Nerve; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed