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A Man with Severe, Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain.
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ABSTRACT: Case presentation
An 84-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden, left lower quadrant cramping pain. Because critical hypotension was noted, point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) was performed immediately. The study revealed a pulsatile flow extravasating from the left common iliac artery into the left psoas muscle with hypoechoic para-aortic fluid collection.Discussion
Common iliac artery rupture is rare and has nonspecific clinical presentations. A quick disposition can be made with a combination of clinical manifestations and POCUS results.
SUBMITTER: Wen TJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10438927 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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A Man with Severe, Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain.
Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine 20230801 3
<h4>Case presentation</h4>An 84-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden, left lower quadrant cramping pain. Because critical hypotension was noted, point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) was performed immediately. The study revealed a pulsatile flow extravasating from the left common iliac artery into the left psoas muscle with hypoechoic para-aortic fluid collection.<h4>Discussion</h4>Common iliac artery rupture is rare and has nonspecific clinical presentations. A quick d ...[more]