In:
Vascular, SAGE Publications, Vol. 22, No. 1 ( 2014-02), p. 68-70
Abstract:
Spontaneous rupture of the external iliac vein associated with a May–Thurner syndrome is infrequent, particularly in men. We report a case of previously healthy 73-year-old man with a left iliac vein thrombosis, who presented a large lower left abdominal hematoma of sudden-unset. Emergent laparotomy revealed a 3-cm longitudinal tear in the left external iliac vein, which was repaired primarily. Patient's recovery was uneventful. Possible etiological factors have been identified as venous hypertension due to iliac vein thrombosis associated with Cockett syndrome, as well as inflammatory venous wall. Some other estrogenic factors could explain female preponderance of the event.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1708-5381
,
1708-539X
DOI:
10.1177/1708538112474255
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2143006-8
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