Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report
Introduction: Profunda femoris artery aneurysms are rare and often present with rupture. However, to the best of our knowledge, rupture of a non-aneurismal profunda femoris artery has never been reported before. Case presentation: We report the case of a 31-year-old Caucasian man with alcoholic l...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Biomed Central
2013
|
| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3039/ |
| _version_ | 1848790937955729408 |
|---|---|
| author | Orchard, Philippa Tan, Benjamin H.L. Abayasekara, Kumar |
| author_facet | Orchard, Philippa Tan, Benjamin H.L. Abayasekara, Kumar |
| author_sort | Orchard, Philippa |
| building | Nottingham Research Data Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Introduction: Profunda femoris artery aneurysms are rare and often present with rupture. However, to the best of our knowledge, rupture of a non-aneurismal profunda femoris artery has never been reported before.
Case presentation: We report the case of a 31-year-old Caucasian man with alcoholic liver disease who presented with rupture of the profunda femoris artery following blunt trauma which was treated by endovascular embolization.
Conclusion: Coagulopathy secondary to alcoholic liver disease is a major contributory factor and a high index of suspicion of vascular injury must be attached to such patients following blunt trauma. Although there have no previous documented cases, treatment by endovascular embolization appears to be effective and safe. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T18:20:33Z |
| format | Article |
| id | nottingham-3039 |
| institution | University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T18:20:33Z |
| publishDate | 2013 |
| publisher | Biomed Central |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | nottingham-30392020-05-04T16:36:34Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3039/ Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report Orchard, Philippa Tan, Benjamin H.L. Abayasekara, Kumar Introduction: Profunda femoris artery aneurysms are rare and often present with rupture. However, to the best of our knowledge, rupture of a non-aneurismal profunda femoris artery has never been reported before. Case presentation: We report the case of a 31-year-old Caucasian man with alcoholic liver disease who presented with rupture of the profunda femoris artery following blunt trauma which was treated by endovascular embolization. Conclusion: Coagulopathy secondary to alcoholic liver disease is a major contributory factor and a high index of suspicion of vascular injury must be attached to such patients following blunt trauma. Although there have no previous documented cases, treatment by endovascular embolization appears to be effective and safe. Biomed Central 2013-04-05 Article PeerReviewed Orchard, Philippa, Tan, Benjamin H.L. and Abayasekara, Kumar (2013) Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7 (1). 95/1-95/3. ISSN 1752-1947 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/7/1/95 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-7-95 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-7-95 |
| spellingShingle | Orchard, Philippa Tan, Benjamin H.L. Abayasekara, Kumar Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report |
| title | Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report |
| title_full | Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report |
| title_short | Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report |
| title_sort | rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3039/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3039/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3039/ |