A Complicated Iliac Vascular Injury Due to Lumbar Disc Surgery

Gülen Sezer Alpteki̇n, Serhat Hüseyi̇n, Volkan Yüksel, Ahmet Coşkun Özdemi̇r, Suat Canbaz

Keywords: Vascular complication, lumbar disc surgery; iliac vessel injury

Abstract

Retroperitoneal vascular injuries occur during lumbar disc surgery even rare due to passing beyond the anterior ligament. We present the case who developed this rare complication and appeared with a clinical manifestation such as a complicated acute arterial occlusion because of the inappropriate hemostasis approach.