Pseudoaneurysm of inferior epigastric artery following abdominal paracentesis.
We report a 31-year-old man with chronic renal failure and ascites who developed severe abdominal pain and a local non-pulsatile mass after therapeutic paracentesis. Doppler study confirmed a pseudoaneurysm of the right inferior epigastric artery. The patient recovered after the artery was ligated and the aneurysm excised.
Murthy
S V R Chandra
SV
Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Hussain
S Tarique
ST
Gupta
Sanjay
S
Thulkar
Sanjay
S
Seenu
V
V
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D019074:Epigastric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014463:Ultrasonography