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Endovascular Treatment for Common Iliac Artery Injury Complicating Lumbar Disc Surgery : Limited Usefulness of Temporary Balloon Occlusion

  • Nam, Taek-Kyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University Yongsan Hospital) ;
  • Park, Seung-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University Yongsan Hospital) ;
  • Shim, Hyung-Jin (Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Yongsan Hospital) ;
  • Hwang, Sung-Nam (Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University Yongsan Hospital)
  • Published : 2009.09.28
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Abstract

Vascular injury during lumbar disc surgery is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. It has been managed by open vascular surgical repair. With recent technologic advance, endovascular treatment became one of effective treatment modalities. We present a case of a 32-year-old woman who suffered with common iliac artery injury during lumbar disc surgery that was treated successfully by endovascular repair with temporary balloon occlusion and subsequent insertion of a covered stent. Temporary balloon occlusion for 1.5 hours could stop bleeding, but growing pseudoaneurysm was identified at the injury site during the following 13 days. It seems that the temporary balloon occlusion can stall bleeding from arterial injury for considerable time duration, but cannot be a single treatment modality and requires subsequent insertion of a covered stent.

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