Abstract
The authors report a case of left common iliac artery injury, as a complication of diskectomy, in a 57 year-old male patient, with herniated disk at L4-L5. A review shows that L4-L5 disk space is the most common site for this rare complication of lumbar disk surgery.
MeSH terms
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Hemorrhage / etiology*
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Hemorrhage / surgery
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Humans
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Iliac Artery / injuries*
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Iliac Artery / surgery
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Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery*
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Intraoperative Complications / etiology*
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Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Retroperitoneal Space
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed