Coil embolization of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of right internal thoracic artery

Christos Tourmousoglou; Peter Zambakis; Efstratios Koletsis; Christos Prokakis; Nikolaos Charoulis; Dimitrios Dougenis

doi:10.1177/0218492314530978

Coil embolization of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of right internal thoracic artery

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 Oct;23(8):982-4. doi: 10.1177/0218492314530978. Epub 2014 Apr 9.

Authors

Christos Tourmousoglou¹, Peter Zambakis², Efstratios Koletsis³, Christos Prokakis³, Nikolaos Charoulis³, Dimitrios Dougenis³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece christostourmousoglou@gmail.com.
² Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece.
³ Cardiothoracic Department, University Hospital of Patra, Patra, Greece.

PMID: 24719166
DOI: 10.1177/0218492314530978

Abstract

Traumatic injury to the chest and internal thoracic artery is a perplexing problem that is difficult to diagnose and open to different treatment options. Internal thoracic artery pseudoaneurysms are an extremely rare vascular abnormality. We report the case of a patient with a pseudoaneurysm of the musculophrenic artery, a branch of right internal thoracic artery, caused by a penetrating injury of the chest.

Keywords: Aneurysm; Embolization; Mammary arteries; Wounds; false; stab; therapeutic.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
Aneurysm, False / etiology
Aneurysm, False / therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Humans
Male
Mammary Arteries / diagnostic imaging
Mammary Arteries / injuries*
Thoracic Injuries / diagnosis
Thoracic Injuries / etiology
Thoracic Injuries / therapy*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Vascular System Injuries / diagnosis
Vascular System Injuries / etiology
Vascular System Injuries / therapy*
Wounds, Stab / diagnosis
Wounds, Stab / etiology
Wounds, Stab / therapy*