Pseudoaneurysm of the breast after blunt trauma: successful treatment with ultrasound-guided compression.
We present a case of breast pseudoaneurysm following a blunt trauma in a 58-year-old woman. Few cases of breast pseudoaneurysm have been reported in the literature, and most of these are related to previous interventional procedures. Pseudoaneurysm was suspected on real-time sonography and confirmed with color Doppler and spectral wave analysis, which revealed a characteristic to-and-fro pattern. Unlike previously reported cases, treatmentwith ultrasound-guided compression was successful.
Al Hadidy
Azmy M
AM
Department of Radiology, Jordan University Hospital, PO Box 340621, Amman 11132, Jordan.
Al Najar
Mahasen S
MS
Farah
Ghassan R
GR
Tarawneh
Emad S
ES
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001940:Breast / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy