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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2011.26.3.352

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization as Treatment for a Life-Threatening Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Complicating Heparin Therapy  

Park, Sang-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunghyang University Cheonan Hospital)
Lee, Se-Whan (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunghyang University Cheonan Hospital)
Jeon, Ung (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunghyang University Cheonan Hospital)
Jeon, Min-Hyeok (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunghyang University Cheonan Hospital)
Lee, Seung-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunghyang University Cheonan Hospital)
Shin, Won-Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunghyang University Cheonan Hospital)
Jin, Dong-Kyu (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunghyang University Cheonan Hospital)
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The Korean journal of internal medicine / v.26, no.3, 2011 , pp. 352-355 More about this Journal
Abstract
Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a distinct clinical entity that can present in the absence of specific underlying pathology or trauma and is typically associated with anticoagulation therapy. We report a case of a 74-year-old female patient with a cerebral infarction related to atrial fibrillation who developed a spontaneous lumbar arterial hemorrhage complicating heparin therapy. The diagnosis was suggested by a computed tomography scan and confirmed by angiography. She was treated successfully with transcatheter embolization.
Keywords
Transcatheter embolization; Retroperitoneal hemorrhage; Heparin;
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