Thyrocervical trunk pseudoaneurysm following central venous catheterization

J Card Surg. 2011 Nov;26(6):617-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01321.x. Epub 2011 Sep 19.

Abstract

A 71-year-old female developed a painless neck mass three months following an aortic valve replacement, mitral commissurotomy, and coronary artery bypass. A cervical trunk angio revealed a pseudoaneurysm supplied from a branch of the thyrocervical trunk, which was successfully excised.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy
  • Angiography
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Subclavian Artery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed