Determining the Predictive Value of Risk Factors in the Development of Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage Ahmed Fadl, MA, MD, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY; Amanjit Baadh, MD; Nicholas A. Georgiou, MD; Man Hon, MD; Douglas S. Katz, MD; Jason C. Hoffmann, MD ([email protected]) PURPOSE: Retroperitoneal bleed (RPB) is an uncommon and potentially life-threatening condition often requiring...

The antifibrinolytic agent ε-aminocaproic acid is used to decrease procedural blood loss in a variety of high risk surgeries. The utility of recombinant factor VII administration in massive hemorrhage has also been reported in a variety of settings, though the impact in a surgical context remains unclear. We describe the case of a patient who underwent massive open splenectomy and developed dif...

Citation: Singh S, Karan D and Ismail I. (2017). Diagnostic Challenge of Renal Angiomyolomas. M J Case. 2(2): 033. INTRODUCTION Renal angiomyolipomas (AML) are benign neoplasms, arising from perivascular epithelioid cells [1]. They are very rare tumors and are strongly associated with tuberous sclerosis. Their incidence in the general population is very low, approximately 0.3-2.4%, and were des...

Kasabach-Meritt syndrome is a combination of thromobocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, and acute or chronic consumptive coagulopathy in association with rapidly enlarging hemangioma. A male infant of 5 days was admitted in paediatric ward with this syndrome. The baby had ecchymotic patches over face and extremities and bleeding through umbilical stump. The child expired due to severe thrombocytopeni...

We report a case of spontaneous renal cyst rupture which ended up as a life threatening retroperitoneal hematoma. A 61 year-old female patient was admitted to our Department suffering from severe left flank pain due to massive hemorrhage caused by a left renal cyst rupture possibly after a laparoscopic intervention. Spontaneous renal cyst rupture is a very rare event but it may be a life threat...