A. Ikubo et al., LUMBAR ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM - AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF A RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA - REPORT OF A CASE, SURGERY TODAY-THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 23(7), 1993, pp. 635-638
Pseudoaneurysm of the lumbar artery is a rare complication of penetrat
ing trauma. We present herein a case thought to have been caused by a
blow to the left flank without any evidence of a stab wound. In this p
atient, the diagnosis of a first lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm with a r
etroperitoneal hematoma was confirmed by computed tomography (CT) find
ings, after which transcatheter embolization was successfully performe
d.