[Abdominal compartment syndrome in an urological patient].
OBJECTIVE
Abdominal compartment syndrome is an infrequent clinical entity, the course of which has a rapid progression with multiorgan compromise leading to a fatal outcome if appropriate and urgent action is not undertaken.


RESULTS
We report the clinical case of a patient who developed the clinical picture after renal trauma. Diagnosis was obtained by CT scan and arteriography, afterwards the patient required ICU admission with intra-abdominal pressure monitoring, and several decompression laparotomies before definitive closure with a reabsorbable mesh.


CONCLUSIONS
Urologists should know the existence of this syndrome its appropriate treatment, because we manage patients who are candidates to suffer it. Due to the high mortality rate associated, it is essential to know how to recognize it in order to act fast.
Fuentes Márquez
Isabel
I
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España.
Crespí Martínez
Francisco
F
Blázquez Izquierdo
Jesús
J
de la Peña Zarzuelo
Enrique
E
Redondo González
Enrique
E
Silmi Moyano
Angel
A
D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000150:complications; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure