BACKGROUND Spontaneous bilateral iliopsoas hematomas is a rare complication after anticoagulant therapy. Furthermore, the onset of bilateral iliopsoas hematoma is unknown because the causes are unclear. CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old man on anticoagulant therapy after mechanical aortic valve replacement was admitted after presenting with severe pain in the left flank and abdomen. Abdominal C...

conclusions preoperative echocardiography, applied before elective and emergency percutaneous coronary interventions, plays a key role in detecting many intervention-related complications in the post-intervention period. case presentation a 65-year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department and acute inferolateral myocardial infarction was diagnosed. the left atrial hematoma as a...

brain injury associated with methanol toxicity can be ischemic, necrotic or hemorrhagic in nature. it most commonly affects the putamenal area bilaterally, but can be seen in other locations. this report describes a 22-year-old intoxicated patient who developed an epidural hematoma following hemodialysis. heparinization during hemodialysis may contribute to cerebral hemorrhagic complications in...

the patient is a 69 years old female presented with chest pain and rapidly progressive dysphagia. then she suffered of hematemesis and aphagia. in evaluation of patient, a intramural hematoma obstructing esophageal lumen was demonstrated which was accompanied with mucosal ulceration and bleeding. it appears that this complication occurred in the context of concomitant use of alendronate with as...

anticoagulation drugs are frequently used to prevent deep vein thrombosis in high-risk patients. subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (lmwh) is increasingly used in both hospitalized patients and outpatient settings. this necessitates familiarity of both health care providers and patients with such treatment and vigilance on possible complications. here we present a case of hematoma of rec...

conclusions hematoma block analgesia used in distal radius fractures of the elderly is a very safe and effective method that seems preferable to general anesthesia in emergency departments. objectives the aim of this study was to compare two analgesia methods including hematoma block and general anesthesia in people over 60 years in the orthopedic emergency department. methods 68 elderly patien...

background & aim: chronic subdural hematoma (csdh) is a common neurosurgical pathology. the objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of this pathology and the results in treating it combined from three hospital centers in benin. methods & materials/patients: from september 2010 to september 2013 a multi-center, retrospective and descriptive study was conducted in three hospital ...

background: adrenal hematoma is a very rare acquired cause of neonatal hypertension. in this study, we report a case of neonatal hypertension associated with adrenal hematoma. a male neonate was immediately transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit after delivery due to meconium aspiration. he needed to be on mechanical ventilation support. during his hospital stay, hospital records showe...

Background and Objective. Although minimally invasive surgical treatment of acute epidural hematoma attracts increasing attention, no generalized indications for the surgery have been adopted. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of minimally invasive surgery in acute epidural hematoma with various hematoma volumes. Methods. Minimally invasive puncture and aspiration surgery were performed ...