Latrogenic pseudoaneurysm in the upper arm: Treatment by transcatheter embolization

被引:7
作者
Maleux, G [1 ]
Stockx, L [1 ]
Brys, P [1 ]
Lammens, J [1 ]
Lacroix, H [1 ]
Wilms, G [1 ]
Marchal, G [1 ]
机构
[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven Hosp, Dept Radiol, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium
关键词
pseudoaneurysm; embolization; vascular injury; iatrogenic;
D O I
10.1007/s002709910028
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 32-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile, painful mass in her left upper arm, originating several days after removal of an Ilizarov external fixation. The diagnosis of a pseudoaneurysm was made by medical history and by physical and ultrasonographic examination of the mass. Angiography confirmed the presence of the pseudoaneurysm, originating from a branch of the arteria profunda brachii, and definitive treatment was performed by transcatheter embolization. Clinical follow-up showed absence of pulsation and pain in the upper arm and a gradual volume decrease of the mass lesion.
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