Spontaneous retroperitoneal massive hematoma after living-donor liver transplantation: an unpredictable but critical complication.
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.
Imura
Satoru
S
Department of Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
Soejima
Yuji
Y
Ikegami
Toru
T
Fujii
Masahiko
M
Morine
Yuji
Y
Ikemoto
Tetsuya
T
Kanemura
Hirofumi
H
Mori
Hiroki
H
Shimada
Mitsuo
M
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