Post traumatic avulsion of lumbar artery: a rare cause of retroperitoneal haemorrhage treated by glue embolization.
Lumbar arterial injury after trauma is a rare cause of significant retroperitoneal haemorrhage. Early diagnosis followed by endovascular transcatheter embolization is a very effective treatment to control bleeding in patients who do not respond to conservative management. We present a case of post traumatic avulsion of left fourth lumbar artery which was successfully treated with percutaneous transcatheter arterial embolization with glue.
Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Rana Shoaib
RS
Hamid
Haq Tanveer ul
HT
ul
Ishtiaq
I
Chishti
Muhammad
M
Azeemuddin
D000269:Adhesives; D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000269:Adhesives