title: Sonographic detection of pseudoaneurysm in vascular injury in emergency department.
abstract: A 31-year-old man suffered from a stab wound to the lower extremity. The patient had a hard sign of a vascular injury (a diminished distal pulse) and therefore probably should have undergone operative repair, but refused. One week later, he returned to our emergency department with a painful right thigh swelling. Bedside sonography was used to detect a pseudoaneurysm. Emergency sonography is a fast, non-invasive, and rapid decision-making approach in emergency practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;
authors.forename: Li-Jen
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Chien
authors.forename: Yu-Jang
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Chang-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weide
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tsai
keywords: Aneurysm, false; Case report; Drainage; Femoral artery; Taiwan; Ultrasonography; Wound