title: Trash buttock: an unusual complication of aortic surgery.
abstract: A case of buttock and thigh necrosis following an aorto-bifemoral graft is reported. This unusual complication is the result of microembolization of the internal iliac artery.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgical Unit, Bradford Royal Infirmary, U.K.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vowden
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gough
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002081:Buttocks / Q000098:blood supply*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*