Endovascular occlusion of iatrogenic lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm using liquid embolic agent: Case report

Jose C Méndez; Eduardo Fandino; Isaber Bermúdez-Coronel; Maria A Prieto; Javier Blázquez

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2020.100352

Endovascular occlusion of iatrogenic lumbar artery pseudoaneurysm using liquid embolic agent: Case report

Trauma Case Rep. 2020 Aug 10:29:100352. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2020.100352. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Authors

Jose C Méndez¹, Eduardo Fandino¹, Isaber Bermúdez-Coronel¹, Maria A Prieto², Javier Blázquez¹

Affiliations

¹ Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
² Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.

Abstract

We describe a case of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm of the fourth lumbar artery as a complication after transpedicular screw fixation in the lumbar spine. The lesion was succesfully occluded with endovascular liquic embolic agent infusion and the patient was fully recovered.

Keywords: Endovascular occlusion; Lumbar artery; Pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports