title: Thrombosed femoral artery pseudoaneurysm: complication of cardiac catheterization.
abstract: We present a case of catheter induced pseudoaneurysm of femoral artery and postprocedural course. This type of complications occurs in 2% to 8% patients after interventional procedures via trans femoral access and and has overall trend of increase due to significant number of this procedures in diagnostic and interventional cardiology. A 74-year-old female was admitted to Vascular department complaining of severe pain in her left groin. On physical examination, there was a femoral mass palpable but non-pulsatile in her left groin. Color Doppler documented the presence of femoral pseudoaneurysm as well as "to-and-fro" flow pattern on the pseudoaneurysm neck. CT arteriogram showed pseudoaneurysm with mostly thrombosed cavity, diameter of 85 x 27 mm. We concluded for further surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Vascular Diseases, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bolnicka 25, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. mdilic@bih.net.ba
authors.forename: Mirza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dilic
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koco
authors.forename: Emir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kurtalic
authors.forename: Edin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herceglija
authors.forename: Suvada
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Svrakic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color