title: Spontaneous retroperitoneal and subcapsular liver hematoma. The diagnostic contribution of CT, US and CEUS. Case report.
abstract: We present the case of a patient undergoing long-time treatment with oral anticoagulants for a severe vascular pathology who had a major subcapsular liver bleeding as well as retroperitoneal bleeding. The purpose of the paper is to present the specific characteristics of this case, to review the literature that concentrates on spontaneous bleedings and to show the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography as a useful, non invasive imaging method in excluding active hemorrhage and its value in the non-surgical management of the case.
authors.affiliation: Ultrasonography Department, 3rd Medical Clinic, "Octavian Fodor" Regional Institute of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. rbadea@umfcluj.ro
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badea
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiorean
authors.forename: Calin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitre
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Botar-Jid
authors.forename: Cosmin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caraiani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media