Repair of femoral pseudoaneurysm after cardiac catheterization: Utility of extraperitoneal iliac control

Femoral artery lesions may occur after cardiac catheterization or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The incidence of pseudoaneurysm following transfemoral catheterization ranges from 0.21 to 6.25%. Among 3162 cardiac catheterization procedures thirteen (0.41%) patients presented a femoral pseudoaneurysm requiring surgical repair, The Authors reported their technical consideration about the utility of extraperitoneal iliac control during surgical repair of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm due to cardiac catheterization.