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| Ralphe Bou Chebl1, Shafeek Kiblawi2, Michael Nauss1 | ||||||
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1Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
2Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. | ||||||
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| Chebl RB, Kiblawi S, Nauss M. Spontaneous common iliac artery thrombosis: An unusual cause of abdominal pain. Int J Case Rep Images 2014;5(10):709–711. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Acute arterial thrombosis is a rare and life-threatening condition which requires urgent recognition and prompt treatment to prevent limb loss or death. It usually arises from an embolic event, but it has also been reported as an incidental finding in patients with active malignancies, or connective tissue disorders. We report an unusual presentation of idiopathic common iliac thrombosis and review the literature on this subject.
Case Report: Herein, we describe a case of a young healthy man who presented to our emergency department on two separate occasions with abdominal pain and was found to have left common iliac artery thrombosis. Conclusion: Iliac artery occlusion is a very rare condition that carries very serious complications. Clinicians should have a high level of suspicion and should initiate therapy as soon as the diagnosis is confirmed to avoid any catastrophic sequelae. | |
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Keywords:
Idiopathic, Iliac artery, Thrombosis, Abdominal pain
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Author Contributions
Ralphe Bou Chebl – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Shafeek Kiblawi – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Michael Nauss – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support
None |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2014 Ralphe Bou Chebl et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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