Profound facial bleeding after buccal mucosa graft harvest - A rare case of facial artery pseudoaneurysm

Johnathan Drevik; Jeffrey L Ellis; Daniel Swerdloff; Andrew Higgins; Jay Simhan

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102155

Profound facial bleeding after buccal mucosa graft harvest - A rare case of facial artery pseudoaneurysm

Urol Case Rep. 2022 Jul 6:44:102155. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102155. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Johnathan Drevik¹, Jeffrey L Ellis¹, Daniel Swerdloff^{1

2}, Andrew Higgins¹, Jay Simhan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Abstract

Facial artery pseudoaneurysms are exceedingly rare events that can occur as a complication of oral maxillofacial surgery or facial trauma. The management of such pseudoaneurysms following buccal mucosa graft harvest for urinary reconstructive indications has not previously been described. Here, we describe a facial artery pseudoaneurysm that presented as repeated, episodic facial bleeding episodes following buccal mucosal harvest for a patient undergoing urethroplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports