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RadioGraphics, Vol 11, 247-258, Copyright © 1991 by Radiological Society of North America

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CT and anatomic study of postcatheterization hematomas

SO Trerotola, JE Kuhlman and EK Fishman
Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.

The appearance of hematomas resulting from transfemoral catheterization as depicted with computed tomography (CT) has been infrequently reported. The authors devised a system for classifying the CT appearance of such iatrogenic hematomas that is based on the anatomic location and route of bleeding. There are four different types of hematomas: retroperitoneal, intraperitoneal, groin and thigh, and abdominal wall. Bleeding spreads along the fascial planes, and the type of hematoma probably depends on whether the bleeding is confined to the femoral sheath or spreads into the femoral triangle. Recognition of the different types is essential as they may have different clinical implications.




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