Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery: case report.
A 26 year-old woman suffered a blunt head injury on the left temporal area and developed an arteriovenous fistula with a pseudoaneurysm on the superficial temporal artery. These fistulas are rare and usually associated with pseudoaneurysms, most commonly in the frontal arterial branch. The aneurysms generally appear late after trauma and present as a pulsatile painfully growing mass in the temporal region, associated with fremitus and bruit. The diagnosis is made by angiography and surgery is a very effective treatment.
Leal
Francisco Sérgio Cavalcante Barros
FS
Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital of Taubaté, SP, Brasil. fcsergio@uol.com.br
Miranda
Carla Ceres Villas
CC
Guimarães
Antônio Celso Alvarenga
AC
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000293:injuries*