title: Management of non-giant cell arteritis disease of the superficial temporal artery.
abstract: Non-giant cell arteritis disease of the superficial temporal artery (STA) is rare, appearing only as case reports in the literature. There were nine patients with STA pathology. STA aneurysm (n = 1), pseudoaneurysm (n = 4), thrombosis (n = 1), and arteriovenous malformation (n = 3). Four patients had ligation and excision, three had percutaneous interventions and one had a combination of both. All patients had immediate technical success and eight of the nine total patients had follow-up. We present a variety of ways to approach these unusual pathologies with percutaneous and open techniques demonstrating very good early outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Nicos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Labropoulos
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Meisner
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasparis
authors.forename: Apostolos K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tassiopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D055815:Young Adult