Ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting as Cullen’s sign
نویسندگان
چکیده
Cullen's sign or periumbilical ecchymosis, is classically considered as an indicator of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis or ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Internal iliac artery aneurysms are rare and are usually asymptomatic. We present a case of a contained rupture of the internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting with Cullen's sign.
منابع مشابه
Successful endovascular coiling of a ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm: a case report
Ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysms (IIAA) are extremely rare, and the repair can be challenging. This case reports described an 83-year-old patient who presented at our Emergency Department with acute abdominal pain based on a ruptured IIAA. He refused open repair and only wanted to be treated as minimally invasive as possible. Therefore endovascular embolization of the IIAA was performed...
متن کاملA rare cause of urinary retention: Iliac artery aneurysms
Internal iliac artery aneurysms are rare, but with a mortality approaching 50% in those that rupture, prompt diagnosis is essential. Often presentation is nonspecific; a wide variety of symptoms and signs have been encountered, illustrating a challenge in identification. We report a case of ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting as urinary retention. The importance of maintaining a ...
متن کاملA case of inflammatory solitary internal iliac artery aneurysm successfully treated by an endovascular procedure.
An inflammatory aneurysm localized in the iliac artery is very rare. Aneurysms of the common iliac artery have been reported sporadically, but there has been no report of internal iliac artery aneurysm. The patient was a 64-year-old male presenting with left lower abdominal pain and fever. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed an aneurysm of 42 × 52 mm in the left internal iliac artery. T...
متن کاملEndovascular Repair of Ruptured Iliac Artery Aneurysm
Emergent stent-graft endovascular aneurysm repair in a 69-year-old male patient with ruptured bilateral iliac artery aneurysms is reported. Endoleak prevention and pelvic circulation preservation are the critical issues in endovascular repair for iliac artery aneurysms, especially when covering bilateral internal iliac arteries. Perioperative hemodynamic stability is crucial for preventing isch...
متن کاملAneurysm of the common iliac artery presenting as a lumbosacral plexopathy.
We describe a case of lumbosacral plexopathy caused by an isolated aneurysm of the common iliac artery. The patient presented with worsening low back pain, progressive numbness and weakness of the right leg in the L2-L4 distribution. This had previously been diagnosed as sciatica. A CT scan showed an aneurysm of the right common iliac artery which measured 8 cm in diameter. Despite being listed...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
دوره 2010 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010