Retroperitoneal hemorrhage following trauma during femoral vein cannulation for hemodialysis--a therapeutic dilemma. 1989

B J Pereira, and K S Ramprasad, and H R Ravi, and N Jairam
Department of Nephrology, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India.

A 16-year-old male with acute renal failure developed traumatic retroperitoneal hemorrhage following femoral vein cannulation for hemodialysis. Ultrasonographic imaging accurately delineated the extent of the hematoma, However, the site of the leak could not be identified at surgery and the patient could not be saved.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002406 Catheterization, Peripheral Insertion of a catheter into a peripheral artery, vein, or airway for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Arterial Catheterization, Peripheral,Catheterization, Bronchial,Catheterization, Peripheral Arterial,Catheterization, Peripheral Venous,Peripheral Catheterization,Venous Catheterization, Peripheral,Bronchial Catheterization,PICC Line Catheterization,PICC Line Placement,PICC Placement,Peripheral Arterial Catheterization,Peripheral Venous Catheterization,Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Line Insertion,Arterial Catheterizations, Peripheral,Bronchial Catheterizations,Catheterization, PICC Line,Catheterizations, Bronchial,Catheterizations, PICC Line,Catheterizations, Peripheral,Catheterizations, Peripheral Arterial,Catheterizations, Peripheral Venous,PICC Line Catheterizations,PICC Line Placements,PICC Placements,Peripheral Arterial Catheterizations,Peripheral Catheterizations,Peripheral Venous Catheterizations,Placement, PICC,Placement, PICC Line,Placements, PICC,Placements, PICC Line,Venous Catheterizations, Peripheral
D005268 Femoral Vein The vein accompanying the femoral artery in the same sheath; it is a continuation of the popliteal vein and becomes the external iliac vein. Femoral Veins,Vein, Femoral,Veins, Femoral
D006435 Renal Dialysis Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION. Dialysis, Extracorporeal,Dialysis, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialysis,Hemodialysis,Dialyses, Extracorporeal,Dialyses, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialyses,Hemodialyses,Renal Dialyses
D006470 Hemorrhage Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel. Bleeding,Hemorrhages
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012187 Retroperitoneal Space An area occupying the most posterior aspect of the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. It is bounded laterally by the borders of the quadratus lumborum muscles and extends from the DIAPHRAGM to the brim of the true PELVIS, where it continues as the pelvic extraperitoneal space. Retroperitoneal Spaces,Space, Retroperitoneal,Spaces, Retroperitoneal

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