Blunt injury to the inferior gluteal artery: case report of a rare "near miss" event

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Traumatic injuries of the inferior gluteal artery are rare, the majority of which are aneurysms due to sharp or blunt trauma. We report the rare case of a "near miss" event of a patient with an acute hemorrhagic mass in the right buttock caused by blunt...

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Main Authors: Chen Wei, Pan Jinshe, Smith Wade R, Liu Huaijun, Zhang Qi, Zhang Yingze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Online Access:http://www.pssjournal.com/content/2/1/27