title: Inferior Epigastric Artery Pseudoaneurysm Following Paracentesis in a Liver Graft Recipient: A Case Report.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysm happens when the artery wall is injured and the blood is contained by the surrounding tissues with eventual formation of a fibrous sac communicating with the artery. We report a case of a 39-year-old man with inferior epigastric artery (IEA) pseudoaneurysm after paracentesis. The pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed by Doppler ultrasound and treated by surgical intervention regarding the patient's underlying comorbidity. IEA false aneurysm must be included in the differential diagnosis during investigation of the cause of any swelling after paracentesis. Cirrhotic patients may be more prone to this complication because of thin rectus muscle that could not confine the hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Division, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Amir Pasha
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ebrahimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Liver Transplant Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasiri Toosi
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplant Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Setareh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davoudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplantation Division, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Liver Transplant Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jafarian
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplant Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghanaati
keywords: Cirrhosis; Diagnosis; Epigastric Arteries; Paracentesis; Pseudoaneurysm