Spontaneous bilateral adrenal hemorrhage following cholecystectomy.
Postoperative bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. This diagnosis is often missed because the symptoms and laboratory results are usually nonspecific. We report a case of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage associated with acute primary adrenal insufficiency following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The knowledge of this uncommon complication following any abdominal surgery allows timey diagnosis and rapid treatment.
1 Henri Mondor Hospital, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Liver transplantation, Créteil, France ; 2 INSERM U965, Paris, France ; 3 INSERM U955, Créteil, France.
Meryl
M
Dahan
1 Henri Mondor Hospital, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Liver transplantation, Créteil, France ; 2 INSERM U965, Paris, France ; 3 INSERM U955, Créteil, France.
Chetana
C
Lim
1 Henri Mondor Hospital, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Liver transplantation, Créteil, France ; 2 INSERM U965, Paris, France ; 3 INSERM U955, Créteil, France.
Chady
C
Salloum
1 Henri Mondor Hospital, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Liver transplantation, Créteil, France ; 2 INSERM U965, Paris, France ; 3 INSERM U955, Créteil, France.
Daniel
D
Azoulay
Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; primary adrenal insufficiency