PROFOUND HYPOTENSION IN BLUNT TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERIOR GLUTEALARTERY RUPTURE WITHOUT PELVIC FRACTURE

Superior gluteal artery injury is a rare but well-known complication o f abdominal trauma, usually in association with pelvic fractures. Embo lization has become the most effective treatment for pelvic hemorrhage with regard to superior gluteal artery injury, due to difficult surgi cal access. We report an unusual case of a superior gluteal artery rup ture without pelvic fracture. The patient presented with profound hypo tension after blunt trauma, Angiography revealed an injured superior g luteal artery, which was successfully embolized.