| A Case of Iliac Artery Occlusion
due to Abdominal Blunt Trauma |
(Department of Surgery, Yamagata Prefectural Shinjo
Hospital, Shinjo, Japan)
| Tomoharu Ishiyama |
Keitaro Inazawa |
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A 54-year-old male driver suffered
abdominal injuries from the steering wheel in a collection and
was admitted. Twelve days later, contrast CT demonstrated stenosis
of the abdominal aorta and occlusion of the left common iliac
artery. Aorto-biiliac bypass, using a bifurcated knitted Dacron
graft, was performed without incident. The left common iliac
artery was completely occluded by a thrombus. The case of an
iliac arterial occlusion due to blunt abdominal trauma is rare.
Adequate and prompt diagnosis is thus required in such cases
of blunt abdominal trauma.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 31：371-373 (2002) |
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