Abstract
Retroperitoneal hemorrhage with associated intramural hemorrhage into the renal pelvis and proximal ureter is a well documented complication of coagulation defects. The urographic characteristics of this condition have been well documented by several authors [1–4], but to our knowledge the computed tomographic (CT) findings in patients with this condition have not been reported previously. We describe the CT findings in 2 such cases; one related to thrombocytopenia in leukemia, and the other to anticoagulant therapy in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome.
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Miller, V., Witten, D.M. & Shin, M.S. Computed tomographic findings in suburothelial hemorrhage. Urol Radiol 4, 11–14 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02924017
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