Inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm: ultrasound diagnosis and treatment with percutaneous thrombin.
A case of a pseudoaneurysm arising from the inferior epigastric artery in a patient presenting with a rectus sheath haematoma is reported. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated by percutaneous injection of human thrombin.
Shabani
A G S
AG
Department of Radiology, Western Infirmary NHS Trust, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK.
Baxter
G M
GM
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D019074:Epigastric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
D006490:Hemostatics; D013917:Thrombin