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Scrotal hematoma: a rare complication of transfemoral percutaneous coronary intervention
Jaafar S Aldoori1, Araz Abdulfaraj2, Shahla M S Rasul3
1Department of Cardiology, Slemani Cardiac Hospital (SCH), Qanat Street, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, 46001, Iraq. jaafar_aldorii@yahoo.com.
Background:
Cardiac catheterization via the transfemoral approach can be associated with access site bleeding complications such as inguinal hematoma, pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous fistula and retroperitoneal hematoma. Scrotal hematoma is a rare presentation of bleeding complications after transfemoral cardiac catheterization. We report a case of this rare complication.
Case Presentation:
A 63-year-old male with previous coronary artery bypass surgery underwent percutaneous coronary intervention via transfemoral approach. Few hours after removal of the femoral sheath, he developed a big scrotal hematoma and hemodynamic deterioration. The patient responded successfully to conservative treatment and discharged from hospital after three days in a stable condition.
Conclusions:
Bleeding complications after transfemoral cardiac catheterization can rarely present as scrotal hematoma. The management of this complication is usually conservative, and only few cases may require surgical treatment.
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