The "dented bladder": diagnosis of a retroperitoneal hematoma.
Retroperitoneal hemorrhage and associated hematoma is a rare but potentially life threatening complication of cardiac catheterization and coronary artery interventions. This case presents the potential diagnostic utility of a supine film of the abdomen for early identification of a retroperitoneal hematoma in a patient following acute infarction PTCA.
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014567:Urography