Spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage: a little-known complication of intracranial tumor surgery. Case report.
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.
Gutenberg
Angelika
A
Departments of Neurosurgery, Georg-August- University, Göttingen, Germany. agutenberg@med.uni-goettingen.de
Lange
Bettina
B
Gunawan
Bastian
B
Larsen
Joerg
J
Brück
Wolfgang
W
Rohde
Veit
V
Verheggen
Raphaela
R
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
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones