Anterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm after ankle arthroscopy.
Arthroscopy of the ankle has dramatically expanded its role in diagnostic and therapeutic value afforded to the patient; however, it is not without complications. Although the majority of the complications described are neurological in origin, vascular injuries can occur. A case of a patient with normal coagulation parameters who underwent a purely diagnostic ankle arthroscopy and later developed a pseudoaneurysm of her distal anterior tibial artery is described. The pseudoaneurysm was resected without complications and early postoperative recovery has been uneventful.
Salgado
C J
CJ
Department of General/Plastic Surgery Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Mukherjee
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D
Quist
M A
MA
Cero
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D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000842:Ankle / Q000098:blood supply*; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003615:Dancing / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex