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. 2006 Apr 18;62(2):248–249. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02608.x

Table 1.

Causes of retroperitoneal haematoma

Trauma
Benign and malignant renal tumours (renal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, angiomyolipoma, phaeochromocytoma, adenoma, myelolipoma)
Antithrombotic therapy
Inflammatory disorders (periarteritis nodosa, Wegener angeitis)
Severe portal hypertension
Vascular abnormalities (aneurysm)
Ureteral calculi
Iatrogenic (complication of coronary angioplasty)
Bleeding disorders (haemophilia)
Idiopathic