title: Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm: a conservative approach in a critically ill patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Interdisciplinary Center for Biomedical Research, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, via Longoni, 47, 00155 Rome, Italy. r.grasso@unicampus.it
authors.forename: Rosario Francesco
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.forename: Carlo Cosimo
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Quattrocchi
authors.forename: Pierfilippo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crucitti
authors.forename: Giampiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carboni
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: Bruno Beomonte
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Zobel
mesh_terms: 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