Bilateral renal forniceal rupture due to retroperitoneal hematoma after femoral venous access

Abstract

Retroperitoneal hematoma is a potential complication of femoral venous access that rarely leads to bilateral ureteral obstruction. We present the case of a 73-year-old woman who underwent an ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation complicated by laceration of an aberrant obturator artery during femoral venous cannulation, leading to a compressive retroperitoneal hematoma, bilateral ureteral obstruction, acute renal failure, and renal forniceal rupture. The patient was successfully treated with embolization of the inferior epigastric artery and aberrant obturator artery, hematoma evacuation, and ureteral stent placement. This case illustrates a rare complication of arterial laceration during femoral venous access without ultrasound guidance.