Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of internal mammary artery: a case report

G Chir. 2006 Oct;27(10):377-9.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysm of the internal mammary artery can be a rare complication of surgery, particularly post-sternotomy, or determined by a direct trauma, usually a stab wound. This report presents a pseudoaneurysm by a stab, diagnosed by chest computed tomography scan performed for hemothorax recurrence. The patient underwent left thoracotomy in third intercostal space; mammary vessels were identified above and below the pseudoaneurysm sac and tied. The postoperative course was uneventful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Hemothorax / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemothorax / etiology*
  • Hemothorax / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mammary Arteries / injuries*
  • Radiography
  • Thoracic Injuries / complications*
  • Thoracotomy
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wounds, Stab / complications*