Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm: a conservative approach in a critically ill patient.
A 71-year-old man affected by cardio- and cerebrovascular disease experienced an accidental fall and trauma to the fronto-temporal area of the head. A few weeks later a growing mass appeared on his scalp. A diagnosis of superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm was made following CT and color Doppler ultrasound. His clinical condition favoured a conservative approach by ultrasound-guided compression and subsequent surgical resection. A conservative approach should be considered the treatment of choice in critically ill patients affected by superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm.
Grasso
Rosario Francesco
RF
Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Biomedical Research, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, via Longoni, 47, 00155 Rome, Italy. r.grasso@unicampus.it
Quattrocchi
Carlo Cosimo
CC
Crucitti
Pierfilippo
P
Carboni
Giampiero
G
Coppola
Roberto
R
Zobel
Bruno Beomonte
BB
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001458:Bandages; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color