title: Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm due to stab wound.
abstract: Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm is extremely rare, and only six cases have been reported in the English literature. We describe a case of intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm due to a stab wound, review the literature, and discuss therapeutic modalities. Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm is at risk for early rupture, and diagnosis before rupture is mandatory. Although embolization is considered to be a feasible therapeutic method, we would emphasize the significance of the anatomic features of the intercostal arteries: multiple blood supplies into the pseudoaneurysm, such as the anterior and posterior intercostal arteries, and musculophrenic artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shizuoka Medical Center, Sunto-gun, Japan.
authors.forename: Seishiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekino
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umemoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*