Internal iliac artery injury in a fractured pelvis.
This is a case of an 8 year-old boy who suffered a severe road traffic accident (RTA) with multiple fractures of the pelvis and right femur together with rupture of the urethra. After initial stabilization, he presented one month later with a large pseudoaneurysm of the left internal iliac artery. The patient underwent successful laparotomy, evacuation of the hematoma and ligation of the injured internal iliac artery. (Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 9: 337-9)
Wali
Mahmoud A
MA
Department of Surgery, Asir Central Hospital, and College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. mahmoudwali@yahoo.com
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods