Open AccessTraumatic pseudoaneurysm following ankle trauma
Author(s) -
Marleen C. A. M. Melenhorst,
Karin van der Mooren,
R.C. van Nieuwenhuizen,
Aloys F. J. Wüst
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20150132
Subject(s) - medicine , ankle , pseudoaneurysm , aneurysm , radiology , surgery , anterior tibial artery , artery
False aneurysms following inversion trauma of the ankle are very uncommon. We present a case of a 40-year-old male referred to our radiology department with persisting and painful swelling of the ankle following an inversion trauma. An MRI scan was performed that showed a false aneurysm originating from a distal anterior tibial artery side branch; the lateral malleolar artery. The false aneurysm was confirmed with ultrasound and successfully treated with ultrasoundguided thrombin injection. The patient made an uneventful recovery.