Recurrent severe haemorrhage from false aneurysm following fracture of the femur.
A case of traumatic false aneurysm presenting as recurrent exsanguinating haemorrhage from a surgical wound of the thigh is described. A plate, inserted to maintain reduction of a fracture of the femur, was removed during the third attempt to control the bleeding and only then was the source revealed. Diagnostic difficulty delayed definitive treatment.
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence