• Int J Surg Case Rep · Apr 2021

    Case Reports

    Inferior vena cava injury after blunt trauma: Case report.

    • Mohammed Aabdi, Rachid Jabi, Yassine Mellagui, Houssam Bkiyar, Mohammed Bouzinae, and Brahim Housni.
    • Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit Department, MOHAMMED VI University Hospital Center, Oujda, Morocco. Electronic address: med.aabdi@gmail.com.
    • Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Apr 1; 81: 105791.

    Introductioninferior vena cava IVC injury is rare with lethal outcomes, the clinical signs depends on the location and associated injuries, andt he treatment might be endovascular, surgical.Clinical CaseA 25 years with no medical history was admitted to the emergency department after a car accident. After intubation and hemodynamic stabilization, the computerized tomography CT scan showed hepatic laceration with a rupture of the IVC in the retro-hepatic portion, he was admitted to the operation room for damage control laparotomy; the patient died 12 h after the operation despite appropriate management.ConclusionIVC are rare and lethal, the CT scan remains the gold standard and the evolution of endovascular techniques decreased the mortality rate.Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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