title: Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital of Taubaté, SP, Brasil. fcsergio@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Francisco Sérgio Cavalcante Barros
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Carla Ceres Villas
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Antônio Celso Alvarenga
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: 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*