title: Spontaneous retroperitoneal massive hematoma after living-donor liver transplantation: an unpredictable but critical complication.
abstract: A spontaneous retroperitoneal bleeding and hematoma is among uncommon disease processes, which might result in sudden circulatory collapse. A 63-year-old female, the day after liver transplantation, had sudden circulatory collapse with abdominal pain. An immediate surgical management, instead of radiological intervention, was performed with a successful outcome. This paper provides an outline of the diagnosis and treatment in a case of spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage, which developed after living-donor liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imura
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Soejima
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morine
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikemoto
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanemura
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019520:Living Donors; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space