Personal experiences in direct ultrasound guided injection of thrombin into the lumen of pseudoaneurysm as a method of treatment in case of iatrogenic femoral artery damage
U Zaleska-Dorobisz, JS łonina, M Obremska, TA Dorobisz · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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Introduction: Pseudoaneurysms constitute quite common complication of procedures requiring the puncture of common femoral artery. The risk factors of the condition include: obesity, arterial hypertension, sex (more prevalent in males) as well as antithrombotic therapy. Material/method: The US-guided injection of thrombin into the pseudoaneurysm lumen was performed in patients referred from the Department of Invasive Cardiology who had undergone coronarography or coronary angioplasty. Pseudoaneurysms constituted the complication of common femoral artery caniulation. After setting the diagnosis of the pseudoaneury…
