Man with a Forehead Mass: Detection of a Forehead Pseudoaneurysm with Bedside Ultrasonography | Zendy

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Man with a Forehead Mass: Detection of a Forehead Pseudoaneurysm with Bedside Ultrasonography

Author(s) -

Amin Abdi,

Erick Armijo,

Dina Seif,

Tarina L. Kang

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

case reports in emergency medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-648X

pISSN - 2090-6498

DOI - 10.1155/2014/647175

Subject(s) - pseudoaneurysm , forehead , medicine , modalities , abscess , incision and drainage , blunt , radiology , surgery , ultrasonography , aneurysm , social science , sociology

A vascular pseudoaneurysm can present similarly to an abscess; yet incision and drainage of a pseudoaneurysm can lead to uncontrolled bleeding and expose the patient to further morbidity. This is a case of a patient with a forehead pseudoaneurysm who presented to our emergency room after blunt head trauma. Here we review different diagnostic modalities as well as some of the treatment options that are described in the literature.

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