title: Percutaneous management of inferior epigastric artery injury after cardiac catheterization.
abstract: Inferior epigastric artery injury after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention is sporadically reported in the literature, yet it is a serious complication that can lead to life-threatening retroperitoneal hemorrhage and poor clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention. We present two cases of inferior epigastric artery injury from inadvertent puncture during cardiac catheterization and a discussion in the management and prevention of this potentially fatal complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA. sanchecs@ucmail.uc.edu
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Helmy
mesh_terms: D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019074:Epigastric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*