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Lower extremity arterial thrombosis following sonographically guided thrombin injection of a femoral pseudoaneurysm
Author(s) -
Stawicki Stanislaw P.,
Hoey Brian A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20268
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , complication , thrombosis , percutaneous , thrombin , femoral artery , radiology , surgery , vascular disease , platelet
Sonographically guided percutaneous thrombin injection is a minimally invasive and highly successful treatment of arterial pseudoaneurysms. Despite a very low complication rate, several severe arterial thrombotic events have been reported following thrombin injection of pseudoaneurysms. Native arterial thrombosis, though recognized as a severe complication of thrombin injection, has not been well described in the literature. We report a case of successful surgical management of arterial thrombosis after percutaneous thrombin injection of a femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in a 69‐year‐old woman. The pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment options for this complication are discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2006.