Embolization of iatrogenic venous pseudoaneurysm.
A case is described where a patient on long-term anticoagulation developed a venous pseudoaneurysm in the antecubital fossa following venepuncture. This venous pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated with coil embolization.
Department of Medicine, Pilgrim Hospital, Lincolnshire, UK.
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D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018962:Phlebotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014463:Ultrasonography