Hemorrhagic shock secondary to ruptured hypogastric artery pseudoaneurysm. A rare complication of colorectal anastomotic leakage.
| Autor: | Cruz-Cuadrado C; Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo., Montesdeoca-Cabrera D; Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo., Cubillo-Prieto D; Unidad de Radiología Intervencionista. Hospital Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España., Pérez-Alonso E; Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo., Hernández-Hernández JR; Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cirugia y cirujanos [Cir Cir] 2024; Vol. 92 (3), pp. 399-402. |
| DOI: | 10.24875/CIRU.22000395 |
| Abstrakt: | Massive bleeding due to rupture of hypogastric artery pseudoaneurysm is an exceptional complication of colorectal anastomotic leakage. A 41-year-old woman with history of rectal cancer surgery, who debuted with massive rectorrhagia and hypovolemic shock due to rupture of a hypogastric artery pseudoaneurysm as a late complication of a colorectal anastomosis leak. The ruptured hypogastric artery pseudoaneurysm should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of patients with massive rectorrhagia and history of colorectal anastomosis leak. Endovascular embolization is considered the first-line treatment. (Copyright: © 2024 Permanyer.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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