Successful Transcatheter Arterial Embolisation for a Traumatic Iliacus Hematoma: A Case Report

Abstract

A traumatic iliacus hematoma is rare and usually occurs in patients after a fall involving a lower back injury. Although the hematoma may compress the femoral nerve causing femoral nerve palsy, the gold standard treatment for this condition has not been established. Here we report transcatheter arterial embolisation as a useful treatment strategy for a traumatic iliacus hematoma.

Keywords

• traumatic iliacus hematoma
• hip pain
• transcatheter arterial embolisation