Fatal hemorrhage from peripheral varicose vein rupture

• Main Authors: Guendalina Gentile (Author), Stefano Tambuzzi (Author), Michele Boracchi (Author), Alessandro Del Gobbo (Author), Paolo Bailo (Author), Riccardo Zoia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Varix of the lower extremities is a common entity that eventually presents fatal outcome. Fatal massive bleeding due to rupture of a peripheral varicose vein is rare. The estimated incidence of these cases is 1/1000 autopsies. The case we present is unique among 26,054 autopsies performed in Milan f...