Coil embolization of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of right internal thoracic artery.
Traumatic injury to the chest and internal thoracic artery is a perplexing problem that is difficult to diagnose and open to different treatment options. Internal thoracic artery pseudoaneurysms are an extremely rare vascular abnormality. We report the case of a patient with a pseudoaneurysm of the musculophrenic artery, a branch of right internal thoracic artery, caused by a penetrating injury of the chest.
Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece christostourmousoglou@gmail.com.
Christos
C
Tourmousoglou
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece.
Peter
P
Zambakis
Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece.
Efstratios
E
Koletsis
Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece.
Christos
C
Prokakis
Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece.
Nikolaos
N
Charoulis
Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece.
Dimitrios
D
Dougenis
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
Aneurysm; Embolization; Mammary arteries; Wounds; false; stab; therapeutic