Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta or aortic arch usually develop as a rare complication of surgery, and have a high rate of mortality when ruptured (1).
Delayed rupture of renal
pseudoaneurysm: complication of percutaneous nephrostomy.
BiffI: Blunt Trauma Grading System (1999) Grade Description I Irregularity of the vessel wall, or dissection/intramural hematoma with less than 25% luminal stenosis II Intraluminal thrombus, raised intimal flap, dissection/intramural hematoma with 25% or more luminal narrowing III
Pseudoaneurysm IV Occlusion V Transection, or hemodynamically significant AVF
As there is little guidance in the literature, device selection needs to be individualized depending on the location and size of the
pseudoaneurysm, and adjacent structures.
Endovascular treatment of a nontraumatic left subclavian artery
pseudoaneurysm. J Chin Med Assoc 2012; 75: 474-478, doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.
In conclusion,
pseudoaneurysms due to IV drug use usually occur in the femoral and brachial arteries.
Pseudoaneurysm pouch was accessed through a site close to the possible intervention site.
Contractor, "Cystic artery
pseudoaneurysm presenting as a complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy treated with percutaneous thrombin injection," Clinical Imaging, vol.
The patient underwent surgical resection of the
pseudoaneurysm and, due to the large perforation of P1, mitral valve replacement with a biological prosthesis (29 mm St.
A subsequent CT chest with contrast demonstrated
pseudoaneurysm expansion to 5.3 cm.
Early antimicrobial treatment and cardiac surgery can reduce the risk of cerebral embolism, intracranial mycotic aneurysm, brain abscess, and peripheral
pseudoaneurysm [15].