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Pseudoaneurysm in the iliac fossa after renal transplantation—treatment with ultrasound-guided thrombin injection

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We report the case of a 57-year-old female who developed a large pseudoaneurysm of the right circumflex iliac artery 15 months after renal transplantation. Minimal invasive treatment was successfully performed with ultrasound-guided thrombin injection using the B-flow mode.

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  1. Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    J. Fornaro, B. Marincek & K.-P. Jungius

  2. Departement Radiologie, Spitalzentrum Oberwallis, Ueberlandstrasse 14, 3900, Brig, Switzerland

    K.-P. Jungius

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Fornaro, J., Marincek, B. & Jungius, KP. Pseudoaneurysm in the iliac fossa after renal transplantation—treatment with ultrasound-guided thrombin injection. Abdom Imaging 32, 50–52 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-006-9016-0

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