title: Life-threatening rupture of a false aneurysm after femoral arterial catheterization: unexpected delay after a common procedure.
abstract: We report the case of a 79-year-old patient who presented with a femoral iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm of delayed and unusual onset with immediately life-threatening massive bleeding. Ultrasound is the method of choice for the diagnosis of pseudo aneurysm. If there is not spontaneous closure, ultrasound-guided compression repair, minimally invasive percutaneous treatments, and surgical repair are the three therapeutic options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Bégin Military Teaching Hospital, 69 avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Renner
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falzone
authors.forename: Faye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rozwadowski
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mérat