Embolization of Postsurgical Obturator Artery Pseudoaneurysm

ABSTRACT

The anatomy of the obturator artery in the pelvis makes this vessel and its branches prone to iatrogenic injury during pelvic surgery. We present a postoperative obturator artery pseudoaneurysm treated by transcatheter embolization. Normal and variant obturator vascular anatomy, as well as pathology related to traumatic injury of this vessel, are subsequently discussed.

KEYWORDS

Obturator artery - pseudoaneurysm - embolization - corona mortis

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