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Sunday, 5 February 2017

CASE 416: RETROPERITONEUM HEMATOMA, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, VNT NHAN, NT TRANG,TC QUYEN, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.


Woman 56 yo with epigastric pain and anemia, RBC= 2.99m/L Hct= 28%
Normal colonoscopy.
US of  abdomen  detected one retroperitoneum mass near the head of pancreas, looked like hematoma ( US 1, US 2 ,US 3).




MSCT with CE confirmed  this mass is  retroperitoneum hematoma, maybe due to  rupture from a small aneurism of  gastroduodenal artery (CT1, CT 2, CT 3 CT 4  3D reconstruction).






Emergency  DSA  detected  the abnormal.variation of  hepatic artery and  small aneurysm of  gastroduodenal artery had stopped bleeding.


Survey this case for  Hct dropped  to 25% and  operation for control bleeding by  ligation this small ruptured aneurysma . 

Post-Op is in  well recovery . 


Conclusion: Easily diagnosed ruptured retroperitoneum aneurysm  by  combining of ultrasound, CT and, DSA.

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