Infected arterial pseudoaneurysm in drug addicts
- Author:
Thanh Tu Hai Luong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
arterial pseudoaneurysm
- MeSH:
Pseudoaneurysm;
Drug Addiction
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):21-24
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The result of surgical treatment of 49 infected pseudoaneurysm in drug addicts was evaluated during 6 years (1992-1998). Excision and ligation was performed in 42 cases (85.7%), postoperative distal necrosis occurred in two patients (4.2%). Seven others (14.3%) underwent revascularization by technique MATAS, even with the presence of local sepsis and all most superficial venous thrombosis. Excision and ligation is safe and is the treatment of choice for infected arterial pseudoaneurysm in drug addicts, however ligation combined lumbar sympathectomy will decrease the frequency of distal necrosis.
