Open AccessInfected pseudoaneurysms in intravenous drug abusers: Ligation or reconstruction?
Author(s) -
Navdeep Saini,
Anil Luther,
Amit Mahajan,
Abraham Joseph
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.140715
Subject(s) - intravenous drug , ligation , medicine , drug , surgery , pharmacology , virology , virus , viral disease
Infected pseudoaneurysm in intravenous (IV) drug abusers is a serious clinical problem, with difficult and controversial management. With existing controversies regarding their optimal management, we present the results of simple ligation and local debridement for treatment of infected pseudoaneurysms.