title: [Major vascular complications following surgery for a herniated lumbar disk].
abstract: Two cases of arterial injury of the iliac arteries during surgery of the lumbar disc are presented. Both patients were successfully operated, in the first case a primary repair was accomplished, the second patient was treated by means of an ileo-femoral bypass graft. A comment of the pathophysiology, diagnostic and surgical management of this unusual complication is presented.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Hospital N. S. Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martel
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Feijóo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space
vernacular_title: Complicaciones vasculares mayores tras cirugía de hernia discal lumbar.