Spontaneous rupture of the left external iliac vein.
Recently, we have experienced a case of spontaneous rupture of the left iliac vein in a 62-year-old woman, who had been suffering from hemiparesis and chronic constipation. An urgent laparotomy was performed for massive hemoperitoneum without knowing the bleeding point, and laceration on the left external iliac vein was repaired. Spontaneous rupture of the iliac vein is extremely rare. However, it should be included in differential diagnoses of the patient with massive hemoperitoneum who have no known pathology or any evidence of blunt trauma.
Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. twkwon2@amc.seoul.kr
Tae-Won
TW
Kwon
Sun-Mo
SM
Yang
Do-Kyun
DK
Kim
Geun-Eun
GE
Kim
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy