Posttraumatic Pedal Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report | Zendy

Cristián Arriagada Irarrazaval | Zendy; Ricardo Sonneborn Gross | Zendy; Alexandre Sauré Maritano | Zendy; C. Díez | Zendy

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Posttraumatic Pedal Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Cristián Arriagada Irarrazaval,

Ricardo Sonneborn Gross,

Alexandre Sauré Maritano,

C. Díez

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in vascular medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6986

pISSN - 2090-6994

DOI - 10.1155/2012/234351

Subject(s) - pseudoaneurysm , medicine , pulsatile flow , palpation , artery , collateral circulation , ligation , radiology , angiography , doppler ultrasound , surgery , aneurysm , cardiology

Pseudoaneurysm of the pedal artery is usually caused by traumatic or iatrogenic events. Diagnosis is suspected by palpation of a pulsatile mass and detection of an associated systolic bruit. Confirmation is made by Doppler US. Angiography can demonstrate the presence of collateral circulation and assure distal vascular flow. We present the case of a 49-year-old man who presents 3 months after a traumatic contusion of his left foot with a pulsatile mass. A color Doppler ultrasound confirms a pseudoaneurysm of the pedal artery. The patient underwent surgical resection of the mass and suture ligation of the artery with full recovery and no ischemic complications.

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