title: Post traumatic intra-abdominal pseudo-aneurysms in children.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysms are uncommon following blunt abdominal trauma. A review of the literature has shown that such cases are usually managed aggressively. We report our experience of two cases of post traumatic intra-abdominal pseudoaneurysms which were managed conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland. nadeemhaider@esatclear.ie
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*