title: Spontaneous resolution of an inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to surgical drain placement.
abstract: We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who was found to have an inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm caused by surgical drain placement during a laparotomy for an appendix abscess. She presented with pain around the drain site two months following surgery and intravenous contrast  computed tomography (CT) revealed a right inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm. A decision was made to manage this expectantly as she remained stable with no other complications. Following a period of nine months of observation, repeat intravenous contrast CT showed evidence of spontaneous  regression and thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm. She remains well and her symptoms have now resolved.
authors.affiliation: Cwm Taf Health Board, UK.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Harries
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woodward
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019074:Epigastric Arteries; D005260:Female; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed