title: Uncommon complication of facial fractures.
abstract: Vascular complications after head and neck surgical procedures are rare but can life-threatening. A pseudoaneurysm may appear weeks or months after the initial injury and may be difficult to diagnose. The authors report the case of a 43-year-old man involved in a motor vehicle accident presenting with multiple facial fractures, which after surgical treatment presented episodes of bleeding. After an angiography was performed, a pseudoaneurysm of the facial artery was detected. The patient later underwent endovascular embolization and had a satisfactory resolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vila Penteado General Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Nardis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boraks
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Gaigher
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D004659:Enbucrilate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D004659:Enbucrilate