J Korean Surg Soc.  2011 Dec;81(Suppl 1):S82-S84. 10.4174/jkss.2011.81.Suppl1.S82.

Spontaneous left external iliac vein rupture

• Kim IH
• Chon GR
• Jo YS
• Park SB
• Han SD

• KMID: 1445793
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4174/jkss.2011.81.Suppl1.S82

Abstract

We report a 72-year-old female patient with spontaneous rupture of the left external iliac vein. She visited our hospital for abdominal and back pain. She had the abnormal finding of hemoperitoneum. We performed an emergency operation with diagnosis of left ovarian cyst rupture though she suffered from spontaneous rupture of the left external iliac vein. This case provides insight to the experience of spontaneous rupture of the left external iliac vein.

Keyword

Spontaneous rupture; Iliac vein

MeSH Terms

Aged
Back Pain
Emergencies
Female
Hemoperitoneum
Humans
Iliac Vein
Ovarian Cysts
Rupture
Rupture, Spontaneous

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Initial abdominopelvic computed tomography finding. (A) Non-enhancing finding, (B) enhancing finding, (C) delayed finding, and (D) enhancing coronal view.

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  Fig. 2 Postoperative follow-up (POD7) abdominopelvic computed tomography finding. (A) Non-enhancing finding, (B) enhancing finding, (C) delayed finding, and (D) enhancing coronal view.

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