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  • The case discusses a patient who experienced dissection of the external iliac arteries on both sides, linked to emotional stress.
  • Doctors should consider this condition when young and healthy individuals report lower back pain following stressful emotional events.
  • Isolated bilateral external iliac artery dissections are rare and highlight the connection between emotional health and physical ailments.

Article Abstract

We present a patient with isolated bilateral external iliac artery dissections associated with emotional stress. The diagnosis should be kept in mind in young, fit patients presenting lower back pain occurring subsequent to emotional stress.

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