External iliac artery occlusion in a paediatric patient following handlebar trauma.
Arterial occlusion following blunt trauma is an uncommon occurrence. We report an unusual case of delayed external iliac artery occlusion in a young male following blunt abdominal injury. He was successfully treated with thromboendarterectomy and saphenous vein patch repair. There have only been a handful of documented cases occurring in the paediatric population. All patients presenting with groin injury from this mechanism should be carefully investigated and monitored for risk of vascular injury.
University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia Lismore Base Hospital, Lismore, NSW, Australia animesh.singla@gmail.com.
Animesh A
AA
Singla
Lismore Base Hospital, Lismore, NSW, Australia University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Danielle
D
McPherson
University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
Apresh A
AA
Singla
Lismore Base Hospital, Lismore, NSW, Australia.
Jane
J
Cross
Lismore Base Hospital, Lismore, NSW, Australia.
Anthony
A
Leslie