Abstract
A 61-year-old woman experienced laceration of the left common iliac vein with significant hemorrhage during lumbar discectomy. An endovascular approach using stent grafts provided a minimally invasive and successful solution to the problem.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Angioplasty*
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Blood Loss, Surgical / prevention & control*
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Diskectomy / adverse effects*
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Female
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Humans
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Iliac Vein / injuries
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Iliac Vein / surgery*
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Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery
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Middle Aged
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Phlebography
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Spinal Fusion / adverse effects*
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Stents
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Wounds, Penetrating / etiology*