Correspondence
Lumbosacral Plexopathy as the Harbinger of a Silent Retroperitoneal Hematoma
Abstract
To the Editor:
Retroperitoneal hematomas are very rarely seen in otherwise healthy people, and the condition is usually not accompanied by a neurologic deficit. We present a case of lumbosacral plexopathy that was later proved to be due to a silent retroperitoneal hematoma that developed contralateral to a femoral catheterization site.
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