title: Percutaneous duplex-guided thrombin injection for treatment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the feasibility of treatment of post-catheterisation pseudoaneurysms with duplex-guided thrombin injection.
  
  
  METHODS
  the technique of duplex-guided injection of thrombin in post-catheterisation pseudoaneurysms of the femoral artery is described and illustrated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  between December 1998 and October 1999, eight post-catheterisation pseudoaneurysms of the femoral artery were successfully thrombosed with thrombin injection. One patient developed a new pseudoaneurysm within 6 hours and this was also successfully treated with thrombin. Follow-up duplex-scanning at 3 months revealed no recurrences. No other adverse events occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  this initial experience suggests that duplex-guided thrombin injection in the treatment of post-catheterisation pseudo-aneurysms is feasible and safe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Umans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rijbroek
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rauwerda
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D013917:Thrombin