Open AccessPost-Traumatic False Aneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
J. F. Adjimabou,
M. Mahir,
B. Boutakioute,
M. Ouali Idrissi,
N. Chérif Idrissi El Ganouni
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scholars journal of medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-9507
pISSN - 2347-6559
DOI - 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i04.017
Subject(s) - superficial temporal artery , medicine , aneurysm , radiology , doppler sonography , surgery , middle cerebral artery , ischemia , cardiology
Post-traumatic false aneurysms of the superficial temporal artery are a rare entity. We report a case of temporal swelling with little pain in a 26-year-old man who had suffered a head injury one month earlier. It was an aneurysm of the frontal branch of the right superficial temporal artery confirmed by echo-Doppler and CT scan after injection of contrast medium. The treatment consisted of surgical exclusion and removal. Post-operative follow-up was simple.