Trauma-related True Aneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery: Report of a Case
作者
Yuan-Kuei Hsieh, Chung-Ching Chio, Che-Chuan Wang, Chien-Feng Li, Jinn-Rung Kuo
卷期/出版年月
43卷2期 (2010/4)
頁次
95-98
摘要
Trauma-related aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery is rare. We report a 23-
year-old man who developed a painless pulsating temporal mass on his previously
contused area four weeks after blunt trauma. Preoperative investigation including
duplex ultrasound and enhanced brain tomography suggested a pseudoaneurysm.
Surgical resection of the mass via proximal and distal artery ligation was performed.
Pathological examination of the mass revealed a true arterial aneurysm. The
pathogenesis of the true aneurysm formation in this case could be related to the
arterial wall degenerative change due to trauma. We suggest that surgeons
encountering similar cases consider sampling a small segment of “unsual” artery
near the aneurysm to investigate the possibility of pre-existing dysplastic blood
vessels.