Posttraumatic Reconstruction of External Iliac and Common Femoral Veins Using Femoral Vein Interposition Autograft.

Posttraumatic reconstruction of large lower extremity veins is a challenging and rarely performed procedure. We describe a case of an 18-year-old male traffic accident victim presenting with extensive venous injury of the right inguinal region including external iliac vein and common femoral vein requiring immediate ligation. Owing to life-threatening phlegmasia cerulea dolens, venous reconstruction was successfully performed using an femoral vein interposition autograft from the contralateral lower limb.