title: Pseudoaneurysm of the superior medial genicular artery following knee arthroscopy.
abstract: We describe a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the superior medial genicular artery following arthroscopic knee surgery, which was diagnosed by means of computed tomography and arterial duplex ultrasound. The treatment consisted of surgical exploration with excision of the pseudoaneurysm, followed by ligation of the feeding artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, General Hospital Saint-Dimpna, Geel, Belgium. shevan.mufty@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mufty
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feyen
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex