Delayed obturator artery rupture: a complication of high-voltage electrical injury.
Electrical burns cause damage to the cardiovascular system through different mechanisms. Immediate cardiac arrhythmia is one of the common consequences. A large vessel blow out due to an electrical burn is rarely documented. It is often undetected due to its "silent" symptoms. This article reports a delayed obturator artery rupture in a 32-year-old male patient 6 weeks after he sustained severe high-voltage electrical burns. The vessel injury was treated with computed tomography (CT)-aided embolization. The patient recovered to an ambulatory status 10 weeks after the injury.
Chuang
Shiow Shuh
SS
The Burn Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5, Fu-Shin Street, Kwei-Shan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yu
Chung Chih
CC
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000150:complications*; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome