[Neonatal catheterization, an underestimated cause of claudication in young patients? A case report].
We report a case of isolated occlusion of the common iliac artery diagnosed at the age of 25 years in a woman, that was supposed to be related to occlusion of a perinatal arterial catheterization of the umbilical artery. This original observation opens discussion to: 1) the delays in the diagnosis of arterial disease in young subjects; 2) the need of an extensive history report; 3) the high frequency of arterial complications following arterial umbilical catheterization; 4) the problems of fertility in case of hypogastric arterial occlusion.
Maugin
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Laboratoire d'explorations vasculaires, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 49033 Angers Cedex 01 France.
Abraham
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Renon
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Saumet
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D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014469:Umbilical Arteries