Transcatheter arterial embolization for pelvic fractures may potentially cause a triad of sequela: Gluteal necrosis, rectal necrosis, and lower limb paresis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1547-1550

  Suzuki, Takashi ^a,c   Kataoka, Yuichi ^a   Minehara, Hiroaki ^b   Nakamura, Kousin ^a   Uchino, Masataka ^b   Kawai, Kohsei ^a   Soma, Kazui ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COLOSTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; FASCIOTOMY; FLUID THERAPY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; MALE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; PARESIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RECTAL NECROSIS; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM INJURY; RECTUM SURGERY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BUTTOCK; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIA; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP; ILIAC ARTERY; INJURY; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NECROSIS; OPEN FRACTURE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM; REOPERATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VASCULARIZATION;

BUTTOCKS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DISARTICULATION; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FASCIA; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, OPEN; HIP; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NECROSIS; PARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCTITIS; RECTUM; REOPERATION; SHOCK, HEMORRHAGIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650603710     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000221370.25016.ff     Document Type: Article

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