Postoperative bilateral adrenal hemorrhage: correlation between clinical and radiological signs.
The case of a patient who developed progressive hemodynamic instability during the late postoperative period following oncologic abdominal surgery is presented. Suspecting the onset of intraabdominal infection, we ordered a computed tomographic scan of the area, on which bilateral adrenal hemorrhage was observed. Adrenal function tests confirmed the presence of adrenal insufficiency.
Muñoz Corsini
Lourdes
L
Department of Anesthesiology, Fundación Hospital de Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. lmunoz.corsini@gmail.com
Delgado Arnaiz
Cristina
C
Garcia del Valle
Santiago
S
Reboto Cortes
Pilar
P
Lopez del Castillo
Antonio
A
D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000309:Adrenal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed