title: [Rupture of Adrenal Artery Aneurysm : A Case Report].
abstract: A 45-year-old man with severe left flank pain was brought by ambulance to our hospital early in the morning. On arrival, his circulation dynamics were stable. His urinalysis results were normal, and ultrasonography showed no hydronephrosis. Abdominal dynamic computed tomography (CT) showed a huge retroperitoneal hematoma suspected of hemorrhage from a left adrenal artery aneurysm. After 3 hours of absolute bed rest, the patient experienced episodes of anemia, decreased blood pressure and increased pulse. Recheck of CT showed bleeding into the peritoneal cavity. Therefore, the patient was immediately treated with transcatheter arterial embolization.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Himeji Medical Center.
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Himeji Medical Center.
authors.forename: Ayumu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Himeji Medical Center.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwamura
authors.affiliation: The Department of Radiology, Himeji Medical Center.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Washio
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000783:Aneurysm; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed