title: Postoperative bilateral adrenal hemorrhage: correlation between clinical and radiological signs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Fundación Hospital de Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. lmunoz.corsini@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muñoz Corsini
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delgado Arnaiz
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia del Valle
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reboto Cortes
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez del Castillo
mesh_terms: 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