Ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm mimicking a hip fracture

Ijaz, S.; Geroulakos, G.

International Angiology a Journal of the International Union of Angiology 20(2): 187-189

2001


ISSN/ISBN: 0392-9590
PMID: 11533528
Document Number: 535660
Internal iliac artery aneurysms are difficult to detect due to their wide range of clinical presentations. The mortality rate from ruptured internal aortic aneurysms is particularly high in part because of delayed diagnosis. This report reviews the management of a patient with a ruptured internal iliac artery aneurysm which presented mimicking a hip fracture.

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