title: Successful embolization of retroperitoneal bleeding from a renal angiomyolipoma.
abstract: The finding of acute flank pain, hypotension and anemia in the absence of trauma raises concerns about retroperitoneal bleeding. This article highlights the rare case of a patient with a bleeding retroperitoneal angiomyolipoma.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pukenas
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zaslau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D016896:Treatment Outcome