Successful Percutaneous Catheter Decompression for Prevention of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in a Patient with Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage

Successful Percutaneous Catheter Decompression for Prevention of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in a Patient with Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage

Treatment of spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage (SRH) is mainly conservative. However, if intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) or abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) develops, the treatment strategy should be more aggressive. Surgical decompression has been the gold standard; however, it is very invasive and highly morbid. Thus, percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) has been introduced as an alternative therapeutic option. We report on a case of successful PCD for prevention of progression of IAH to ACS in a patient with SRH after coronary stent implantation. This case showed that PCD can be an efficacious and safe method for treatment of IAH with impending ACS.