Radial artery mycotic pseudoaneurysm: an unusual complication of catheterization

Autor: J W, Tsao, E, Neymark, G A, Gooding
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU. 28(8)
ISSN: 0091-2751
Popis: Radial artery pseudoaneurysms are rare, and those that become infected are rarer still. We present the case of a patient who developed a radial artery pseudoaneurysm as a late complication of arterial catheterization. Blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus, and a pulsatile mass, with associated tissue necrosis, was palpable over the radial artery. The diagnosis was confirmed by gray-scale and color Doppler sonography, which showed a partially thrombosed pseudoaneurysm and turbulent flow in the pseudoaneurysm and native artery.
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