Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2016; 44(8): 684-689 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2016.03063
Percutaneous thrombin injection treatment of a femoral artery pseudoaneurysm with simultaneous arterial balloon occlusion: Case report and review of the literature
Onur Ergun1, Pinar Celtikci1, Idil Gunes Tatar1, Metin Yilmaz2, Baki Hekimoglu11Department of Radiology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara Turkey
2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara Turkey
Iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm at the level of the hip joint in a 52-year-old patient was treated by ultrasound-guided percutaneous thrombin injection, while a balloon was inflated at the neck of the pseudoaneurysm under fluoroscopy, to prevent thrombin leakage to the arterial system.
Keywords: Endovascular procedures, pseudoaneurysm, thrombin.
Corresponding Author: Onur Ergun, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English