Corbacioglu KS, Aksel G, Yildiz A. Ruptured superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm with hemorrhagic shock: Case report.
Turk J Emerg Med 2016;
16:26-8. [PMID:
27239635 PMCID:
PMC4882201 DOI:
10.1016/j.tjem.2015.10.002]
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Abstract
Pseudoaneurysm of the superior gluteal artery (SGA) is very rare and the most common causes are blunt or penetrating pelvic traumas. Although pseudoaneurysm can be asymptomatic at the time of initial trauma, it can be symptomatic weeks, months, even years after initial trauma. We present a case of a ruptured superior gluteal artery pseudoaneurysm with hemorrhagic shock twenty days after a bomb injury in the Syria civil war. In addition, we review the anatomy of the SGA, clinical presentation and pitfalls of pseudoaneurysm, and imaging and treatment options.
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