Percutaneous thrombin embolization of a post-traumatic superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm.
Pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery is rare in children and is frequently a result of direct facial trauma. Conventional management has included surgical ligation and resection and more recently endovascular embolization to prevent complications including local pain, headache, facial disfigurement and bleeding. We report a unique case of a US-guided percutaneous thrombin injection for the treatment of a post-traumatic superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm in a child.
Mann
Gurdeep Singh
GS
Department of Radiology, BC Children's Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver V6H 3V4, British Columbia, Canada. gurdmann@yahoo.co.uk
Heran
Manraj Kanwal Singh
MK
D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001914:Boxing / Q000293:injuries*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
D006490:Hemostatics; D013917:Thrombin