Sonographic Detection of Pseudoaneurysm in Vascular Injury in Emergency Department

Authors

Li-Jen Chien, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Yu-Jang Su, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan& Department of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
Chang-Chih Chen, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan& School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
Weide Tsai, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

A 31-year-old man suffered from a stab wound to the lower extremity. The patient had a hard sign of a vascular injury (a diminished distal pulse) and therefore probably should have undergone operative repair, but refused. One week later, he returned to our emergency department with a painful right thigh swelling. Bedside sonography was used to detect a pseudoaneurysm. Emergency sonography is a fast, non-invasive, and rapid decision-making approach in emergency practice.

Publication Date

9-5-2013

First Page

350

Last Page

352

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Recommended Citation

Chien, Li-Jen; Su, Yu-Jang; Chen, Chang-Chih; and Tsai, Weide (2013) "Sonographic Detection of Pseudoaneurysm in Vascular Injury in Emergency Department," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 13: 350-352.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1485