A rare cause of urinary retention: Iliac artery aneurysms

Internal iliac artery aneurysms are rare, but with a mortality approaching 50% in those that rupture, prompt diagnosis is essential. Often presentation is nonspecific; a wide variety of symptoms and signs have been encountered, illustrating a challenge in identification. We report a case of ruptured...

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Autores principales: Fraser, W, Knott, A, Pathak, S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012
Materias:
Urology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960776
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.8.18
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description Internal iliac artery aneurysms are rare, but with a mortality approaching 50% in those that rupture, prompt diagnosis is essential. Often presentation is nonspecific; a wide variety of symptoms and signs have been encountered, illustrating a challenge in identification. We report a case of ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting as urinary retention. The importance of maintaining a broad differential in cases of urinary retention is clearly highlighted.
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spelling pubmed-36495792013-05-14 A rare cause of urinary retention: Iliac artery aneurysms Fraser, W Knott, A Pathak, S J Surg Case Rep Urology Internal iliac artery aneurysms are rare, but with a mortality approaching 50% in those that rupture, prompt diagnosis is essential. Often presentation is nonspecific; a wide variety of symptoms and signs have been encountered, illustrating a challenge in identification. We report a case of ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting as urinary retention. The importance of maintaining a broad differential in cases of urinary retention is clearly highlighted. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2012-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649579/ /pubmed/24960776 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2012.8.18 Text en © JSCR
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A rare cause of urinary retention: Iliac artery aneurysms
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title_full_unstemmed A rare cause of urinary retention: Iliac artery aneurysms
title_short A rare cause of urinary retention: Iliac artery aneurysms
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649579/
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