Never reported complication of open right hemicolectomy-right external iliac artery pseudoaneurysm with arterio colonic fistulae presenting as delayed postoperative anastomotic bleeding: a case report and review of literature

Abstract

Anastomotic bleeding is well known complication after gastrointestinal resection and anastomosis procedures. The percentage of patients experiencing this complication is between 0.5% to 9.6%. Delayed postoperative anastomotic bleeding is even more rare, herein, we report a case of pseudoaneurysm of right external iliac artery with arterio-colonic fistulae in a patient who underwent open right hemicolectomy and presented as delayed postoperative anastomotic bleeding-a complication never reported before related to this procedure.