@Article{Paluszkiewicz2010,
journal="Archives of Medical Science",
issn="1734-1922",
volume="6",
number="1",
year="2010",
title="Spontaneous rupture of adrenal haemangioma mimicking abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture",
abstract="Serious bleeding from a ruptured adrenal mass limits preoperative diagnostics and can necessitate urgent laparotomy to control blood loss. A 45-year old man underwent an emergency laparotomy due to severe retroperitoneal haemorrhage causing hypovolaemia. Detailed retroperitoneal dissection after splenectomy and clamping of the abdominal aorta revealed bleeding from a ruptured haemangioma of the left adrenal gland. Following a left adrenalectomy, the patient returned to a stable haemodynamic state. Adrenal haemangiomas are rare, but may cause spontaneous life-threatening haemorrhage.",
author="Paluszkiewicz, Piotr
and Ambroziak, Iwona
and Hołynska-Dąbrowska, Katarzyna
and Siezieniewska-Skowrońska, Zofia
and Paluszkiewicz, Andrzej",
pages="122--125",
doi="10.5114/aoms.2010.13519",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/aoms.2010.13519"
}