Retroperitoneal Haematom due to Spontaneous Rupture and Haemorrhage of Adrenal Cyst Presenting with Grey Turner's Sign

Spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage is a rare entity and a potentially life-threatening condition. A 41-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with left flank pain and dysuria. Her physical examination disclosed left abdominal and costovertebral angle tenderness, left flank ecchymo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2015-07, Vol.65 (7), p.788-789
Hauptverfasser: Sonmez, Bedriye Muge, Yilmaz, Fevzi, Özkan, Fevzi Bircan, Ongar, Murat, Özturk, Derya, Cesur, Fatma
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Zusammenfassung:Spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage is a rare entity and a potentially life-threatening condition. A 41-year-old woman presented to our emergency department with left flank pain and dysuria. Her physical examination disclosed left abdominal and costovertebral angle tenderness, left flank ecchymosis (Grey Turner sign). Abdominal computerised tomography revealed spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage. She was discharged after 10 days with recommendation of urology follow-up.
ISSN:0030-9982