Spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage: a little-known complication of intracranial tumor surgery. Case report.
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Abstract
Nontraumatic adrenal hemorrhage in adults is uncommon and unexpected in the context of intracranial surgery. The authors report on a patient in whom hemodynamically relevant retroperitoneal bleeding developed within hours after an otherwise uneventful operation for a falcine meningioma. In this brief report they seek to draw attention to this rare but life-threatening complication, because rapid diagnosis can be life-saving.
Medical subject headings
- Adrenal Gland Diseases
- Adrenalectomy
- Hemorrhage
- Intraoperative Complications
- Meningioma
- Neurosurgical Procedures