Giant traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery: treatment challenges and case review.
Traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the superficial temporal artery are uncommon. They present to a variety of specialities - orthopaedics, ear, nose and throat, neurosurgery, maxillofacial, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and dermatology. Experience managing these lesions is therefore limited and diluted. We present a case of a giant, traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery, which required the unusual approach of staged surgical excision.
Murphy
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M
Department of Neurosurgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK. mmmurphy@sghms.ac.uk
Hughes
D
D
Liaquat
I
I
Edmondson
R
R
Bullock
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P
D000058:Accidental Falls; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed