Open AccessPosttraumatic Adrenal Hematoma a Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Diarra Daouda,
Salihou Abdoulfatihi,
Dzota Johane,
Laoudihy Dalale,
K. Chbani,
S. Salam,
El Ouzidane Lahcen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scholars journal of medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-9507
pISSN - 2347-6559
DOI - 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i01.010
Subject(s) - medicine , hematoma , surgery , lesion , radiology , abdominal trauma , blunt
Post-traumatic adrenal hematoma is a difficult to diagnose condition with rare but severe complications. Post-traumatic adrenal hematoma occurs in up to 2% of patients with abdominal trauma. Only CT scans performed during lesion assessments of violent thoracoabdominal trauma can confirm the diagnosis. Symptomatology is often masked by associated visceral or parietal injuries. Standard biological examinations are generally of little help. We describe a case of a 12-year-old child who presented with a right adrenal hematoma after a road traffic accident (MVA), associated with a peritoneal effusion and a fracture of the right sacral fin as well as a fracture of the right pubic ischium.