title: Inferior thyroid artery pseudoaneurysm caused by blunt trauma.
abstract: Injury to the inferior thyroid artery (ITA) is an extremely rare complication of blunt neck trauma. The subtle initial clinical presentation and the potential life-threatening sequelae make it a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report a case of an ITA pseudoaneurysm caused by seat-belt injury. Imaging findings and successful treatment with coil embolization are described. The role of noninvasive imaging techniques in establishing the diagnosis is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Glykeria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petrocheilou
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Myrianthefs
authors.forename: Efthimia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Evodia
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vlychou
authors.forename: Constantinos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Kokkinis
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy