CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

, Volume 27, Issue 5, pp 520–522 | Cite as

Pseudoaneurysm of the Inferior Epigastric Artery Successfully Treated by Ultrasound-guided Compression

  • Kei Takase
  • Takuro Kazama
  • Kayoko Abe
  • Yoshihiro Chiba
  • Haruo Saito
  • Shoki Takahashi
Case Report
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Abstract

An 82-year-old woman underwent right hemicolectomy by median laparotomy. Two weeks later, a pulsatile mass was found at the left side of the surgical wound, which was diagnosed as pseudoaneurysm of the inferior epigastric artery by color Doppler US and CT. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated by US-guided compression of the neck of the aneurysm for 30 minutes. US-guided compression should be considered the treatment of choice for postsurgical pseudoaneurysm of the inferior epigastric artery.

Keywords

Pseudoaneurysm Color Doppler Ultrasound Ultrasound-guided Compression Inferior epigastric artery 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Kei Takase
    • 1
  • Takuro Kazama
    • 2
  • Kayoko Abe
    • 1
  • Yoshihiro Chiba
    • 1
  • Haruo Saito
    • 3
  • Shoki Takahashi
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of RadiologyIshinomaki Redcross Hospital, 1-7-10 Yoshino, Ishinomaki, Miyagi 986-8522Japan
  2. 2.Department of SurgeryIshinomaki Redcross Hospital, 1-7-10 Yoshino, Ishinomaki, Miyagi 986-8522Japan
  3. 3.Department of RadiologyTohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574Japan

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