A Case of Iatrogenic Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery.
- Author:
Kwang Tae LEE
1
;
Seong Ho KIM
;
Si Hun SONG
;
Kwan Tae KIM
;
Youn KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Nam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pseudoaneurysm;
Superficial temporal artery;
Iatrogenic trauma
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Aneurysm, False*;
Hemorrhage;
Incidence;
Rare Diseases;
Scalp;
Temporal Arteries*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1992;21(4):449-453
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors report a case of false aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery which manifested after operation for FCCD. An aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery is a rare disease. In collected literature, the incidence of superficial temporal artery aneurysms ranged from 0.5 to 2.5 percent of all aneurysms for which surgery was performed. False aneurysm should be suspected when a mass, which may or may not be pulsatile, appears in the scalp region after recent trauma. Troublesome(but not life-threatening) bleeding may occur if the lesion is unrecognized, and an attempt is made to "shell it out" as though it were an epidermal inclusion cyst.
