Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm in the upper arm: treatment by transcatheter embolization

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2000 Mar-Apr;23(2):140-2. doi: 10.1007/s002709910028.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy*
  • Arm / blood supply*
  • Catheterization
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • External Fixators / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans