Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature

We report three cases of acutely bleeding adrenal pseudocysts presenting as hemorrhagic shock. Pregnancy was associated in two cases. The diagnostic dilemmas are discussed with special reference to their unusual presentations, diagnosis, and treatment. We believe that our cases, complicated by intra...

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Main Authors: Amarapathy Sivasankar, Sathyanesan Jeswanth, Maria Antony Johnson, Palaniappan Ravichandran, Shanmugasundaram Rajendran, Devy Gounder Kannan, Rajagopal Surendran
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.369
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description We report three cases of acutely bleeding adrenal pseudocysts presenting as hemorrhagic shock. Pregnancy was associated in two cases. The diagnostic dilemmas are discussed with special reference to their unusual presentations, diagnosis, and treatment. We believe that our cases, complicated by intracystic hemorrhage, may be related to pregnancy.
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spelling doaj-art-e0675026175a46a19e70804a37d4d04f2025-02-03T05:53:40ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2006-01-0162381238710.1100/tsw.2006.369Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of LiteratureAmarapathy Sivasankar0Sathyanesan Jeswanth1Maria Antony Johnson2Palaniappan Ravichandran3Shanmugasundaram Rajendran4Devy Gounder Kannan5Rajagopal Surendran6Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IndiaWe report three cases of acutely bleeding adrenal pseudocysts presenting as hemorrhagic shock. Pregnancy was associated in two cases. The diagnostic dilemmas are discussed with special reference to their unusual presentations, diagnosis, and treatment. We believe that our cases, complicated by intracystic hemorrhage, may be related to pregnancy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.369
spellingShingle Amarapathy Sivasankar
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Palaniappan Ravichandran
Shanmugasundaram Rajendran
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Rajagopal Surendran
Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature
The Scientific World Journal
title Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature
title_full Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature
title_fullStr Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature
title_full_unstemmed Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature
title_short Acute Hemorrhage into Adrenal Pseudocyst Presenting with Shock: Diagnostic Dilemmas Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature
title_sort acute hemorrhage into adrenal pseudocyst presenting with shock diagnostic dilemmas report of three cases and review of literature
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.369
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