Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Arterial embolization of an extrapleural hematoma from a dislocated fracture of the lumbar spine: a case report | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine BioMed Central Open Access Case report Arterial embolization of an extrapleural hematoma from a dislocated fracture of the lumbar spine a case report Seiji Morita Tomoatsu Tsuji Tomokazu Fukushima Takeshi Yamagiwa Hiroyuki Otsuka and Sadaki Inokuchi Address Tokai University School of Medicine Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine 143 Shimokasuya Isehara-city Kanagawa 2591193 Japan Email Seiji Morita - morita@ Tomoatsu Tsuji - t-tsuji@ Tomokazu Fukushima - tomo_1_fuku@ Takeshi Yamagiwa - yamagiwa@ Hiroyuki Otsuka - hirootsu@ Sadaki Inokuchi - ermorita@ Corresponding author Published 9 June 2009 Received 8 April 2009 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009 17 27 doi 186 1757-7241-17-27 Accepted 9 June 2009 This article is available from http content 17 1 27 2009 Morita et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Background We present a report of a blunt-trauma patient who developed an atypical extrapleural hematoma with hemodynamic instability following a dislocation fracture of the first lumbar vertebra. We successfully treated her with arterial embolization AE of the lumbar and intercostal arteries. Case report The patient a 74-year-old woman was injured in a traffic accident. At the scene of the accident she was found to be alert and her hemodynamic condition was stable. She arrived at our hospital complaining of lumbago. A thoracoabdominal computed tomography CT scan with contrast