Open AccessPercutaneous closure of iatrogenic femoral pseudoaneurysms with thrombin injection
Author(s) -
Ahmet Karabulut
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of the cardiovascular academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-6012
pISSN - 2405-8181
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijcac.2017.07.002
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , femoral artery , thrombin , radiology , closure (psychology) , surgery , pseudoaneurysm , aneurysm , platelet , economics , market economy
Iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm (IFP) is a tedious complication of percutanous coronary and peripheral interventions which prolong the in-hospital stay. It's overall incidence may increases to 8% in the therapeutic complex procedures. Surgical correction is a traditional approach which is still preferred as a first resort in the many cardiovascular centers in the Turkey. Herein, we aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of percutaneous closure of IFP with thrombin injection