Common Iliac Vein Injury in Blunt Abdominal Trauma Without Pelvic Fractures

Division

Far West

Hospital

Riverside Community Hospital

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

4-10-2021

Keywords

iliac vein, trauma imaging, trauma, blunt trauma, pelvic fracture, iliac, lumbar hernia, hematoma, vascular trauma, case study

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Surgery | Trauma

Abstract

Iliac vein injury in the absence of pelvic fractures is rare. We present the case of a 27-year-old male involved in a motorcycle crash. Imaging demonstrated a lumbar hernia and pelvic hematoma in the absence of pelvic fractures. The patient became unstable and required emergency surgery demonstrating an iliac vein injury requiring ligation. Diagnosis and management of this rare injury is reviewed.

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

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