title: Life-threatening Rupture of a Femoral Pseudoaneurysm after Cardiac Catheterization.
abstract: A pseudoaneurysm refers to a defect in the arterial wall, allowing communication of arterial blood with the adjacent extra-luminal space. Pseudoaneurysms result from traumatic arterial injury. With the increasing utilization of percutaneous arterial interventions, iatrogenic arterial injury has become the predominant cause of pseudoaneurysm formation. Rupture of the pseudoaneurysm comprises a vascular emergency. Clinical suspicion and imaging techniques are the cornerstones of timely diagnosis and appropriate management of the condition. Herein, we report the case of a 69 year-old woman who suffered a life-threatening profunda femoral artery pseudoaneurysm rupture after a routine cardiac catheterization, that was treated surgically.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petrou
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Malakos
authors.affiliation: Imaging Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Stamatina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kampanarou
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doulas
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassilis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Voudris
keywords: Catheterization; Duplex ultrasonography (DUS); Judkins catheters; Pseudoaneurysm; Therapeutic endovascular interventions