title: Delayed obturator artery rupture: a complication of high-voltage electrical injury.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The Burn Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5, Fu-Shin Street, Kwei-Shan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
authors.forename: Shiow Shuh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Chung Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: 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