Inguinal canal and retroperitoneal hematoma during femoral puncture

Hemorrhage during femoral puncture prior to angiography is a rare complication and if unnoticed can lead to fatal retroperitoneal hematoma.In this case we were able to identify the hemorhage only because the guidewire was not passing up straight and there was a very deceptive free back flow of blood from the sheath. However the arterial lumen...

