Article ; Online: A spontaneous superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm possibly related to atherosclerosis
Surgical Neurology International, Vol 7, Iss 10, Pp 247-
Case report and review of literature
2016 Volume 250
Abstract: Background: Spontaneous superficial temporal artery (STA) pseudoaneurysms are very rare; only four cases, including ours, have been reported to date. Therefore, the cause of them has not been studied. Case Description: A 57-year-old woman was admitted to ...
Abstract | Background: Spontaneous superficial temporal artery (STA) pseudoaneurysms are very rare; only four cases, including ours, have been reported to date. Therefore, the cause of them has not been studied. Case Description: A 57-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a pulsatile mass in the left preauricular region. Her medical history included hypertension, dyslipidemia, and angina pectoris. She denied a history of head injury or minor head trauma. Three-dimensional computed tomography angiography showed a well-enhanced saccular aneurysm on the main trunk of the STA. To prevent rupture it was removed surgically. The histological diagnosis was pseudoaneurysm with atherosclerosis. By the 2 nd postoperative day, she had completely recovered and was discharged home. There has been no relapse. Conclusions: As all four documented patients were at high risk for atherosclerosis, we posit that a causal factor was weakening of the arterial wall due to atherosclerosis and chronic pressure on the STA from anatomical structures. Here, we present histological evidence to support this hypothesis. |
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Keywords | Pseudoaneurysm ; spontaneous ; superficial temporal artery ; Medicine ; R ; Surgery ; RD1-811 ; Internal medicine ; RC31-1245 ; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ; RC321-571 ; Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ; RC346-429 |
Subject code | 610 |
Publishing date | 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher | Medknow Publications |
Document type | Article ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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