Near‐fatal bleeding due to ruptured peripheral varicose vein that developed after previous orthopedic surgery: A case report

Key Clinical Message This case highlights the necessity to inform patients with vein ligation about the possibility of varicose vein formation in the periphery and brings awareness to emergency staff that bleeding could be caused by a ruptured peripheral varicose vein. The structure of the vein wall disrupted by a structure (▲), which appears to be a thread, and the rupture of the elastic fibers (△).