Open AccessClosure of a Femoral Pseudoaneurysm by Transcutaneous Short Guidewire Embolization
Author(s) -
BAGIRATH RAGHURAMAN,
PRASAD Kasargod Bhaskar Rao,
RAMESH Basavappa,
THIPPAREDDY YAVAGAL SURESH
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of interventional cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.764
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1540-8183
pISSN - 0896-4327
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.08052.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , embolization , radiology , surgery , femoral artery , complication , femur , catheter
Femoral pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a well‐recognized complication following catheter‐based diagnostic or interventional procedures. We report a patient who developed a pseudoaneurysm following the insertion of a Steinman pin for a fractured shaft of the right femur following a road traffic accident. The treatment of choice for a femoral pseudoaneurysm is ultrasound‐guided compression repair. As this modality of treatment was not applicable to our patient, the pseudoaneurysm was closed by transcutaneous short guidewire embolization technique. (J Interven Cardiol 2003;16:351–355)