Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm of medial plantar artery in a child: treatment with percutaneous thrombin injection
- Fabrício Neto Ladeira
- Antônio Henrique de Souza Quintella
- Leandro Toledo Carvalhido
- Liege Costa de Avelar Rezende
- Luciano Santa Bárbara de Abreu
- Paula Cardoso Diniz
- Francisco Lopes Pereira
Publication date
March 2014
DOI Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) ISSN
1677-7301 Journal
issn:1677-7301 Citation count (estimate)
1Abstract
Pseudoaneurysms of the medial plantar artery are rare. The authors describe a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the medial plantar artery of a child who had suffered a penetrating laceration injury. Diagnosis can be confirmed using Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance angiography. As an alternative to the conventional surgery technique, percutaneous Doppler ultrasound-guided thrombin injection is a safe and effective treatment
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