title: Spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage: a little-known complication of intracranial tumor surgery. Case report.
abstract: Nontraumatic adrenal hemorrhage in adults is uncommon and unexpected in the context of intracranial surgery. The authors report on a patient in whom hemodynamically relevant retroperitoneal bleeding developed within hours after an otherwise uneventful operation for a falcine meningioma. In this brief report they seek to draw attention to this rare but life-threatening complication, because rapid diagnosis can be life-saving.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Georg-August- University, Göttingen, Germany. agutenberg@med.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: Angelika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gutenberg
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: Bastian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gunawan
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brück
authors.forename: Veit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rohde
authors.forename: Raphaela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verheggen
mesh_terms: D000304:Adrenal Cortex Function Tests; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000368:Aged; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones