Pseudoaneurysm of the common femoral vein as a late complication of right heart catheterization.
Complications following venous punctures are unusual. We describe a case of a false common femoral vein aneurysm following right heart catheterization in a patient with systemic venous hypertension due to tricuspid regurgitation. The initial interpretation of the Doppler ultrasound study lead to a digital subtraction femoral arteriogram which was normal. Magnetic resonance venography demonstrated a femoral venous pseudoaneurysm.
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Department of Radiological Sciences, Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
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Perry
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D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008875:Middle Aged; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler