Spontaneous Iliac Vein Rupture: Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma associated with iliac vein rupture

“…12 Surgical intervention was associated with high mortality and morbidity in these patients. Operative mortality after surgery was 23.8% in the Cho et al 19 report, and survival after surgery was only 71% in the report by Tannous et al 2 In the current study, the operative mortality rate was 16.7%, and postoperative morbidity reached 50%. Three patients were treated conservatively and recovered uneventfully.…”

“…Most reported patients have been treated surgically, with a survival rate of 71%. 2 In this report, we describe our diagnostic and therapeutic experience in nine patients. Almost all of the previous reports studied one or two patients, 14 and we believe this is the largest single-center case series to date.…”

“…1 Spontaneous iliac vein rupture is an uncommon cause of SRH. To date, 35 patients with spontaneous iliac vein rupture have been reported, [2][3][4] of which almost 79% had concomitant deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or thrombophlebitis 2 and approximately 28.6% had May-Thurner syndrome. 3,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] In this study, we investigated SRH associated with iliac vein rupture.…”

Spontaneous left iliac vein rupture — case report

“…It is mostly reported as case reports [1][2][3]. The largest series was reported by Jiang et al and it included 9 cases [4].…”

Epidemiology and treatment strategies of iliac vein thrombophlebitis

“…[1][2][3] While diagnosis of varicose veins and SVT can be readily achieved with clinical examination and ultrasonography, clinically silent DVT and deep vein thrombophlebitis may be a more challenging task requiring color-coded duplex and compression sonography along with a skilled technician. [1][2][3][4] Thrombophlebitis affects 1-2% of hospitalized patients in the USA annually but the actual incidence of iliac vein thrombophlebitis is unknown. Inflammation of the deep veins can result in loss of vessel wall elasticity that may be associated with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), infection, or even vein rupture.…”