Acute Traumatic Dissection Of The Common Iliac Arteries With Spontaneous Healing: Case Report
Herskowitz, M. M., & Sclafani, S. J. (1990). Acute traumatic dissection of the common iliac ARTeries with spontaneous healing: case report. Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 13(6), 364–366. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578676
View Original Source →Abstract
Acute dissection of the abdominal aorta or common iliac arteries after blunt trauma is a very rare injury. We present an unusual case of acute traumatic dissection of the common iliac arteries. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute traumatic dissection of the iliac arteries with ultimate spontaneous healing.
Case Details
Disease Location
Abdominal iliac arteries
Personal Characteristics
31-year old male; experienced four-story fall
Clinical Characteristics
Acute dissection of both common iliac arteries; calcification in the abdominal aorta shown on CT scan
Remission Characteristics
2 months after injury, follow-up aorightography showed complete healing of the common iliac artery dissections with areas of luminal irregularities
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
None discussed
Clinical Treatment
Several units of blood replacement
Non-Clinical Treatment
None reported discussed