title: Isolated common iliac artery occlusion secondary to atherosclerotic plaque rupture from blunt abdominal trauma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Traumatic isolated common iliac artery occlusion is unusual. Only rare cases of common iliac arterial injuries resulting from blunt abdominal trauma have been reported, and most of them were attributed to the seat-belt syndrome and associated with visceral organ perforation or pelvic fracture. We reported an unusual isolated common iliac artery occlusion secondary to atherosclerotic plaque rupture from blunt abdominal compressive trauma without other visceral injury. This case presented with acute limb ischemia and paralysis that was successfully treated by thromboendarterectomy. The symptoms and signs, surgical modalities, and associated injuries were reported and the literature was also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*