title: Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of internal mammary artery: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universita degli Studi di Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Divisione Cardiochirurgia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cattadori
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: D'Armini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viganò
mesh_terms: 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*