Endovascular repair of a pseudo-aneurysm of the common femoral artery after revision total hip arthroplasty.
Vascular injuries with acute arterial haemorrhage are rare but the infrequency of these complications may make their diagnosis and treatment challenging for surgeons unfamiliar with their management. In the past, surgery or coil embolisation has been used to treat these lesions; we describe the case of a pseudo-aneurysm of the common femoral artery developed during a total hip arthroplasty, promptly managed with an endovascular stent graft.
D'Angelo
F
F
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Piffaretti
G
G
Carrafiello
G
G
Tozzi
M
M
Caronno
R
R
Castelli
P
P
Zatti
G
G
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents