Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8807979 | Revista Española de Patología | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Wünderlich syndrome, or spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma, secondary to spontaneous rupture of the iliac vein is a rare clinical entity and a medical emergency. Often the aetiology is difficult to identify and different hypotheses have been proposed, such as the presence of hormonal, inflammatory and/or mechanical factors. It may be important to assess the presence of a factor that triggered the deep vein thrombosis and secondary rupture of the iliac vein and retroperitoneal hematoma. We present a case where venous thrombosis could have caused rupture of the iliac vein and we discuss the entity in light of the current literature.
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Authors
Alejandro González-Castro, MarÃa Ortiz-Lasa, Julia GarcÃa-Reyero, Ainara Azueta,