Delayed obturator artery rupture: a complication of high-voltage electrical injury

Burns. 2003 Jun;29(4):395-8. doi: 10.1016/s0305-4179(03)00043-3.

Abstract

Electrical burns cause damage to the cardiovascular system through different mechanisms. Immediate cardiac arrhythmia is one of the common consequences. A large vessel blow out due to an electrical burn is rarely documented. It is often undetected due to its "silent" symptoms. This article reports a delayed obturator artery rupture in a 32-year-old male patient 6 weeks after he sustained severe high-voltage electrical burns. The vessel injury was treated with computed tomography (CT)-aided embolization. The patient recovered to an ambulatory status 10 weeks after the injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteries / injuries*
  • Arteries / surgery
  • Burns, Electric / complications
  • Burns, Electric / therapy*
  • Collateral Circulation
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Humans
  • Leg / blood supply
  • Male
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Rhabdomyolysis / complications*
  • Rupture
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome