Gigantic retroperitoneal hematoma as a complication of anticoagulation therapy with heparin in therapeutic doses: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Daliakopoulos, Stavros I ^a,c   Bairaktaris, Andreas ^a,c   Papadimitriou, Dimitrios ^b   Pappas, Perikles ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b 424 General Army Hospital   (Greece)

^c ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; MANNITOL; METOPROLOL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRESSLER SYNDROME; DYSARTHRIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 45149090405     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-162     Document Type: Article

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