Rupture of the Common Iliac Artery Following Anal Sex

Abstract

We describe the case of a young man admitted with acute onset of pain and defense in the left iliac fossa a few hours after rectal introduction of a dildo. At laparotomy a retroperitoneal haematoma was found along with a dissection of the left common iliac artery. No rectal perforation was identified. Aorto-iliac prosthetic bypass was necessary for repair.

Key words:

• Iliac artery
• retroperitoneal space
• sexuolgy
• arterial trauma.

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Ph. Zerbib

Ph. Zerbib, M.D., Ph.D. Service de Chirurgie digestive et transplantation Hôpital Claude Huriez 1 place de Verdun CHRU de Lille 59037 Lille Cedex, France Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]