title: [Retroperitoneal hematoma].
abstract: Diagnosis and management of retroperitoneal haematoma is the problem of controversy in actual moment. It appears most frequently in the range of polytrauma or various traumas of abdomen and retroperitoneal organs. Here we report our experience in management of retroperitoneal haematoma. During the ten year period (from 1979 to 1986) we treated surgically, at the department for surgery, 58 injured patients with retroperitoneal haematoma. In 5 cases explorative laparotomy was done, and in other 53 cases there were injuries of intraabdominal and retroperitoneal organs. The haematomas were caused by the ruptures of spleen, liver, kidneys, pancreas, duodenum, small bowel with mesenterium, large bowel, bladder, retroperitoneal large blood vessels and pelvic fractures. In 17 cases retroperitoneal haematoma was associated with the injury of one organ. In 36 cases there were injuries of two or more organs. Retroperitoneal haematoma was caused by blunt trauma in most cases. During the management there were some diagnostic difficulties. In diagnosis we use: clinical status, of patients, radiography, angiography, ultrasonography, but the most secure was laparotomy. There are two treatment approaches, operative and conservative. Retroperitoneal haematoma was a consequence of ruptured solid organs and retroperitoneal blood vessels, and associated with injuries of intraperitoneal organs. All this, mentioned above, is the reasons for detailed exploration of abdominal cavity.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dordević
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gigić
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Milev
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Novaković
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sretenović
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space
vernacular_title: Retroperitonealni hematom.