title: Endovascular treatment for a spontaneous rupture of the posterior tibial artery in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type IV: report of a case.
abstract: This report presents the case of a 27-year-old woman with a history of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type IV (EDS-IV) who suffered from acute compartment syndrome caused by the spontaneous rupture of the posterior tibial artery. Bleeding control was achieved by endovascular embolization. A fasciotomy was successfully performed without any trouble with hemorrhaging. Endovascular treatment could therefore represent the ideal option for treating infrapopliteal lesions, particularly for EDS-IV patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa, 904-2293, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takara
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003287:Contrast Media; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016909:Tibial Arteries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media