title: Endovascular management of an infected superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: This article describes an endovascular technique of treating an infected pseudoaneurysm by direct thrombin injection via a catheter placed inside the aneurysm sac while maintaining temporary balloon occlusion of the neck of the false aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, BH7 7DW, UK, drdkarthik@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Damodharan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beckett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013917:Thrombin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006490:Hemostatics; D013917:Thrombin