TY - JOUR
T1 - Inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm
T2 - A complication of paracentesis
AU - Lam, E. Y.
AU - McLafferty, R. B.
AU - Taylor, Jr
AU - Moneta, G. L.
AU - Edwards, J. M.
AU - Barton, R. E.
AU - Petersen, B.
AU - Porter, J. M.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Two patients had inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysms after therapeutic paracentesis for ascites caused by portal hypertension. The first patient, a 62-year-old man, had a two-week history of left lower quadrant pain, tenderness, and nonpulsatile mass after a paracentesis for ascites. A left inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm measuring 10 cm in diameter and 20 cm in length was diagnosed by means of Duplex ultrasound and arteriography. The patient was treated with percutaneous embolization, with successful thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm. The second patient, a 33-year- old woman, had a six-week history of left lower quadrant pain, tenderness, and nonpulsatile mass after a paracentesis for ascites. Computerized tomography and arteriography showed a left inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm, measuring 7 cm in diameter and 9 cm in length. The patient was treated with percutaneous embolization with successful thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm. Both patients were discharged in good condition 2 days after embolization. Inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm is a complication of paracentesis, and percutaneous embolization may be preferable to surgical repair in patients with chronic liver failure and portal hypertension.
AB - Two patients had inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysms after therapeutic paracentesis for ascites caused by portal hypertension. The first patient, a 62-year-old man, had a two-week history of left lower quadrant pain, tenderness, and nonpulsatile mass after a paracentesis for ascites. A left inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm measuring 10 cm in diameter and 20 cm in length was diagnosed by means of Duplex ultrasound and arteriography. The patient was treated with percutaneous embolization, with successful thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm. The second patient, a 33-year- old woman, had a six-week history of left lower quadrant pain, tenderness, and nonpulsatile mass after a paracentesis for ascites. Computerized tomography and arteriography showed a left inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm, measuring 7 cm in diameter and 9 cm in length. The patient was treated with percutaneous embolization with successful thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm. Both patients were discharged in good condition 2 days after embolization. Inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm is a complication of paracentesis, and percutaneous embolization may be preferable to surgical repair in patients with chronic liver failure and portal hypertension.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0741-5214(98)70147-8
DO - 10.1016/S0741-5214(98)70147-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 9737471
AN - SCOPUS:0031719008
SN - 0741-5214
VL - 28
SP - 566
EP - 569
JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery
IS - 3
ER -