title: Traumatic aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery from fist injury.
abstract: A case of traumatic aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery (STA) from fist injury during a basketball game is described. The published cases of STA aneurysms secondary to sport trauma and their diagnosis and treatment are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: First Division of Neurosurgery, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreoli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tognetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lanzino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013699:Temporal Arteries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*