Haemoperitoneum secondary to rupture of retroperitoneal variceal.
A 45-year-old alcoholic male patient presented with hypovolemic shock and intense anemia (Hemoglobin 04.7 g/dl), and was operated on. A bleeding retroperitoneal varix located near the right colon was responsible for the clinical picture and was sutured. After operation the patient developed haemodynamic instability and pneumonia a situation which was reverted with intensive medical therapy. The patient is now doing well.
Molina-Perez
M
M
Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
Rodriguez-Moreno
F
F
Gonzalez-Reimers
E
E
Perez-Palma
J
J
Santolaria-Fernandez
F
F
Essardas-Daryanani
H
H
Martinez-Riera
A
A
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012421:Rupture; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery