Non Traumatic Brachiocephalic Pseudo Aneurysm

Traumatic fistula between the brachiocephalic trunk and the brachiocephalic vein due to gunshot wound.

We describe the case of a 49-year old male patient who suffered a gunshot wound in the chest which transfixed the medial mediastinum. He was hemodynamically stable, but had tachycardia and tachypnea. He was submitted to integrated work-up with chest radiogram, transthoracic echocardiography, computerized chest tomography, and arteriography of the aortic arch. A traumatic fistula was evidenced b...

Hepatic artery traumatic aneurysm.

The diagnosis of intrahepatic aneurysm was suspected following radioisotope scintigraphic studies. A patient developed abdominal pain following blunt abdominal trauma. The scintigrams of the liver revealed a large intrahepatic defect and separation between lung and liver. Angiogram revealed a large false aneurysm of the right hepatic artery.

Treatment of Post Traumatic Internal Carotid Artery Pseudo Aneurysm with Intravascular Coil Embolization

Endovascular Treatment of a Traumatic Pseudo Aneurysm of the Middle Meningeal Artery

We describe a case of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of middle meningeal artery in a patient after a head trauma. The aneurysm was associated with epidural hemorrhage and was treated successfully with coil embolization.

Nitinol Stenting in Post-Traumatic Pseudo-Aneurysm of Internal Carotid Artery

Background: A pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery (ICA) at its cervicl part, is a rare and often lethal complication after cervical trauma. The treatment of choice is anticoagulation. Patients with a contraindication for anticoagulation or those who do not improve with standard treatment, warrant either a surgical repair or stent placement. Stent placement posses both short and long t...