Sural artery pseudoaneurysms after knee arthroscopy: treatment with transcatheter embolization.
Vascular injury of the popliteal artery or its branches after knee arthroscopy is a rare but potentially devastating complication. We report two cases of sural artery branch pseudoaneurysms resulting from knee arthroscopy. Both patients were successfully treated with transcatheter embolization of the pseudoaneurysms. the diagnosis and treatment options of this unusual injury are discussed.
Carlin
R E
RE
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
Papenhausen
M
M
Farber
M A
MA
Ronningen
E
E
Mauro
M A
MA
Marston
W A
WA
Keagy
B A
BA
Burnham
S J
SJ
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D001182:Arthroscopy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy