Treatment of infected pseudoaneurysm of femoral artery after vascular closure device deployment: a practical solution

Case Rep Vasc Med. 2012:2012:292945. doi: 10.1155/2012/292945. Epub 2012 Oct 18.

Abstract

Like other invasive procedures, percutaneous coronary interventions are associated with complications. Most common access site for these procedures is common femoral artery. Complications such as groin and retroperitoneal hematoma can be encountered as well as pseudoaneurysms, arteriovenous fistulas, acute arterial occlusion, and infection. When infected pseudoaneurysm occurs, surgical treatment can be extremely difficult. We present a case of the patient in whom infected pseudoaneurysm of common femoral artery developed after percutaneous coronary intervention and was successfully treated by surgical excision and autoarterial graft insertion.