title: Spontaneous rupture of the left common iliac vein.
abstract: We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the left common iliac vein in a 58-year-old woman. Because of hemorrhagic shock, the intervention had to be performed under emergency circumstances, precluding repair of the external iliac vein, which was ligated. The postoperative course was uneventful. We also review the 17 prior cases found in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Center of Medical Imaging, Centre Hospitalier, La Roche sur Yon, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gaschignard
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Le Paul
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maouni
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Le Priol
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*