Open AccessDeep Circumflex Iliac Artery Pseudoaneurysm as a Complication of Paracentesis
Author(s) -
Bhawna Satija,
Swatantra Kumar,
Ramnik K. Duggal,
Supreethi Kohli
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.94022
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , radiology , hematoma , paracentesis , circumflex , complication , angiography , surgery , artery , aneurysm , ascites
We report a case of a pseudoaneurysm arising from the deep circumflex iliac artery, in an end-stage renal disease patient with gross ascitis, presenting with an anterior abdominal wall hematoma following paracentesis. Duplex Doppler sonography confirmed the presence of the pseudoaneurysm and multidetector computed tomography angiography delineated the detailed arterial anatomy