Ileocecal Vein Rupture Following Acupuncture.
- Author:
Hyung Jun MOON
1
;
Jung Won LEE
;
Hyun Jung LEE
;
Jae Hyung CHOI
;
Byeong Dai YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, SoonChunHyang University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea. mdgarden@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Complication;
Vascular system injuries
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Acupuncture;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Emergencies;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Male;
Medicine, East Asian Traditional;
Rupture;
Vascular System Injuries;
Veins
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2013;24(1):116-118
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Among members of the public, acupuncture has a reputation for being safe. Since 1965, many case reports of serious or even life-threatening incidents caused by acupuncture have been reported in the literature. A 55 year old male was admitted with complaints of abdominal pain after acupuncture therapy at an oriental medicine hospital. Abdominal Computerized Tomography (CT) scan showed a mass measuring 9.8 cm with active bleeding. Emergency operation was performed. He was diagnosed as ileocecal vein rupture following acupuncture. We report here on a case of an iliocecal vein rupture following acupuncture therapy and we review the relevant literature.
