Trans-Arterial Balloon-Assisted Embolization of Traumatic Giant Hepatic Pseudoaneurysm With Thrombin

Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad; Ravi Shastri; Amar Amaresh; David Wynne; Cliff Whigham

doi:10.1177/15385744231165595

Trans-Arterial Balloon-Assisted Embolization of Traumatic Giant Hepatic Pseudoaneurysm With Thrombin

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2023 Oct;57(7):764-767. doi: 10.1177/15385744231165595. Epub 2023 Mar 25.

Authors

Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad¹, Ravi Shastri², Amar Amaresh¹, David Wynne¹, Cliff Whigham¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Interventional Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
² Department of Neuro-interventional Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

PMID: 36964763
DOI: 10.1177/15385744231165595

Abstract

Giant hepatic pseudoaneurysms are rare after injury. We report a case of a 20-year-old male, post gunshot injury to his right upper quadrant of the abdomen with delayed blood loss. CTA of the abdomen demonstrated a 6.5 cm right hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm. This was successfully embolized with balloon assisted trans-arterial thrombin injection.

Keywords: Pseudoaneurysm; thrombin; transarterial; trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, False* / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False* / etiology
Aneurysm, False* / therapy
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Humans
Liver
Male
Thrombin
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

Substances

Thrombin