Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of internal mammary artery: a case report.
Pseudoaneurysm of the internal mammary artery can be a rare complication of surgery, particularly post-sternotomy, or determined by a direct trauma, usually a stab wound. This report presents a pseudoaneurysm by a stab, diagnosed by chest computed tomography scan performed for hemothorax recurrence. The patient underwent left thoracotomy in third intercostal space; mammary vessels were identified above and below the pseudoaneurysm sac and tied. The postoperative course was uneventful.
Grande
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AM
Universita degli Studi di Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Divisione Cardiochirurgia.
Cattadori
B
B
D'Armini
A M
AM
Viganò
M
M
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*