EC Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Pseudoaneurysms arise from a disruption of the continuity of the arterial wall as a result of inflammation, trauma or iatrogenic causes such as surgical procedures, percutaneous biopsy or drainage. There is no standardised, consensus-based management of pseudo aneurysms; however, the fear of rupture of the false aneurysm, the risk of distal embolisation or local compression have led to surveillance protocols being abandoned. In view of the particularly rare complication, the authors allowed themselves to report a clinical case of post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the axillary artery.

Keywords: Post-Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm; Axillary Artery; Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA)

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