Patient was scheduled for a cystoscopy with transurethral incision of posterior urethral valves and a circumcision.During the cystoscopy, the patient became hemodynamically unstable and the procedure was stopped.The patient was stabilized and transferred to the pediatric intensive care unit (picu) where he continued to decompensate.After approximately three hours, he returned to the operating room for a stat exploratory laparotomy and it was discovered that the left iliac vein and artery were lacerated.The vessels were immediately clamped to control bleeding.The vascular team was contacted, and the artery was repaired without difficulty.The patient improved immediately and was readmitted to the picu for four days.He was later transferred to an inpatient room and discharged eleven days after admission.
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