Iatrogenic Pseudoaneurysm After Continuous Adductor Canal Block

A A Case Rep. 2016 Nov 1;7(9):200-202. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000386.

Abstract

No major complications have been associated with the ultrasound-guided continuous adductor canal block (cACB). We present a case of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm in a branch of the superficial femoral artery in a 44-year-old patient after a cACB for knee surgery. Both anesthesia and surgery were completed uneventfully. The postoperative day 3 examination showed a complete quadricep impairment and a large hematoma in a medial-anterior part of the thigh, and laboratory tests reported hemoglobin = 7.2 g dL. The computed tomography scan revealed the pseudoaneurysm (16 × 16 × 18 mm) that was successfully embolized after selective catheterization. The patient was discharged regularly on postoperative day 12.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Autonomic Nerve Block / adverse effects*
  • Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Male