Lower limb pain and swelling: is it sciatica, DVT, or else?
Background: Only 1% of all aortoiliac aneurysms could be presented with isolated internal iliac artery aneurysms with an incidence of 0.1% in the general population. Patients are mostly asymptomatic, yet they can present with clinical presentations related to aneurysm size and adjacent anatomical st...
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| description | Background: Only 1% of all aortoiliac aneurysms could be presented with isolated internal iliac artery aneurysms with an incidence of 0.1% in the general population. Patients are mostly asymptomatic, yet they can present with clinical presentations related to aneurysm size and adjacent anatomical structures.
Case Presentation: We report the case of a 76-year-old male patient with ruptured isolated internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting as ecchymosis and severe thigh pain with redness and discoloration. The patient was known hypertensive, diabetic type 2, and had end-stage renal disease but was not on regular hemodialysis. The patient's vital signs and systemic and abdominal examination were unremarkable, further laboratory tests were also normal. There was no sign of surrounding cellulitis and all the peripheral pulses were intact and normal. Because of unclear diagnosis and repeated visits to the emergency department, the patient was admitted for further investigation to rule out malignancy. CT abdomen was conducted and it revealed a ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm with an extension into the gluteal region.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis of isolated internal iliac artery aneurysm is difficult, as it is more easily detected when it is expanded or ruptured, which significantly increases morbidity and mortality rates and determines poor prognosis. Therefore, there are diagnostic as well therapeutic challenges. Surgical ligation is known as the most common management approach; however, the endovascular approach has shown promising outcomes, even in cases of a ruptured aneurysms. [SJEMed 2021; 2(2.000): 198-201] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07b44633ed6b4959a7d43530d7972b512023-07-03T16:11:41ZengDiscover STM Publishing LtdSaudi Journal of Emergency Medicine1658-84872021-12-012219820110.24911/SJEMed/72-1592684876117131Lower limb pain and swelling: is it sciatica, DVT, or else?Mohammed Anjum Ahmed0Abdulhadi Tashkandi1Alawi Mohammed Al-Mashhoor2Murtaza Anjum Ahmed3Mohammed Parvez Sheikh4Emergency Medicine Assistant Consultant, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital, AlMadinah Al-Munawarah, Medina, Saudi Arabia Emergency Medicine Consultant and Chairman, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Medina, Saudi Arabia Emergency Physicians, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Medina, Saudi Arabia Emergency Physicians, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Medina, Saudi Arabia Emergency Physicians, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Medina, Saudi Arabia.Background: Only 1% of all aortoiliac aneurysms could be presented with isolated internal iliac artery aneurysms with an incidence of 0.1% in the general population. Patients are mostly asymptomatic, yet they can present with clinical presentations related to aneurysm size and adjacent anatomical structures. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 76-year-old male patient with ruptured isolated internal iliac artery aneurysm presenting as ecchymosis and severe thigh pain with redness and discoloration. The patient was known hypertensive, diabetic type 2, and had end-stage renal disease but was not on regular hemodialysis. The patient's vital signs and systemic and abdominal examination were unremarkable, further laboratory tests were also normal. There was no sign of surrounding cellulitis and all the peripheral pulses were intact and normal. Because of unclear diagnosis and repeated visits to the emergency department, the patient was admitted for further investigation to rule out malignancy. CT abdomen was conducted and it revealed a ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm with an extension into the gluteal region. Conclusion: Early diagnosis of isolated internal iliac artery aneurysm is difficult, as it is more easily detected when it is expanded or ruptured, which significantly increases morbidity and mortality rates and determines poor prognosis. Therefore, there are diagnostic as well therapeutic challenges. Surgical ligation is known as the most common management approach; however, the endovascular approach has shown promising outcomes, even in cases of a ruptured aneurysms. [SJEMed 2021; 2(2.000): 198-201]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=117131ruptured aneurysmiliac arteryneurological symptomsleg swellingdvtcase report |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Anjum Ahmed Abdulhadi Tashkandi Alawi Mohammed Al-Mashhoor Murtaza Anjum Ahmed Mohammed Parvez Sheikh Lower limb pain and swelling: is it sciatica, DVT, or else? Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine ruptured aneurysm iliac artery neurological symptoms leg swelling dvt case report |
| title | Lower limb pain and swelling: is it sciatica, DVT, or else? |
| title_full | Lower limb pain and swelling: is it sciatica, DVT, or else? |
| title_fullStr | Lower limb pain and swelling: is it sciatica, DVT, or else? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lower limb pain and swelling: is it sciatica, DVT, or else? |
| title_short | Lower limb pain and swelling: is it sciatica, DVT, or else? |
| title_sort | lower limb pain and swelling is it sciatica dvt or else |
| topic | ruptured aneurysm iliac artery neurological symptoms leg swelling dvt case report |
| url | http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=117131 |
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