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Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Gluteal Artery: An Unusual Complication After Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer. Report of a Case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

We report an unusual case of profuse, sporadic hemorrhage from a chronically infected perineal wound after an abdominoperineal resection. Surgical exploration and angiography on two occasions failed to identify the source of bleeding. A pseudoaneurysm of the internal iliac artery was eventually identified with a provocative angiogram using tissue plasminogen activator. This aneurysm was successfully treated with embolization with coils.

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Los Angeles County Hospital & University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Joseph W. Nunoo-Mensah B.M., B.S., F.R.C.S. & Nir Wasserberg M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County Hospital & University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Manfred P. Ritter M.D. & Adrian Ortega M.D.

  3. Department of Radiology, Los Angeles County Hospital & University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    D. Harrell M.D.

  4. Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Suite 7418, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA

    Joseph W. Nunoo-Mensah B.M., B.S., F.R.C.S.

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  1. Joseph W. Nunoo-Mensah B.M., B.S., F.R.C.S.
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Nunoo-Mensah, J.W., Ritter, M.P., Wasserberg, N. et al. Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Gluteal Artery: An Unusual Complication After Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer. Report of a Case. Dis Colon Rectum 50, 115–117 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-006-0742-8

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