Pielęgniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne

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1/2011 vol. 5

Surgical treatment of a pseudoaneurysm of the superficial artery – a case report and a review of literature

Pielęgniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne 2011; 1: 31-34
Online publish date: 2011/05/12
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Pseudoaneurysms of the superficial temporal artery rarely occur In clinical practice. What causes pseudoaneurysms most frequently is a trauma. Surgical treatment if this type of aneurysm is still a basic and most common method of treatment. In the following article a successful treatment of the pseudoaneurysm following a trauma in a 91-year-old patient is described together with a review of the latest literature referring to the diagnosing and treatment of such pseudoaneurysms of the superficial temporal artery.
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