Case Report

Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy

Volume: 2 Number: 1 February 29, 2020
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Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy

Abstract

An 80-year-old female was admitted to the hospital, presenting a pulsatile and painless mass on the right temporal site occurred one month ago following a blunt head trauma. She was under oral apixaban therapy (2x5 mg) due to deep venous thromboembolism for several months. Doppler ultrasound examination and computed tomography angiography revealed pseudoaneursym of the right superficial temporal artery. Patient underwent surgical exploration under local anesthesia. Total rupture of the STA was observed and ligated.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

February 29, 2020

Submission Date

October 21, 2019

Acceptance Date

February 6, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Özyalçın, S., Diken, A. İ., Yalçınkaya, A., & Türkmen, U. (2020). Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy. Hitit Medical Journal, 2(1), 19-21. https://izlik.org/JA85EF69FZ
AMA
1.Özyalçın S, Diken Aİ, Yalçınkaya A, Türkmen U. Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy. Hitit Medical Journal. 2020;2(1):19-21. https://izlik.org/JA85EF69FZ
Chicago
Özyalçın, Sertan, Adem İlkay Diken, Adnan Yalçınkaya, and Ufuk Türkmen. 2020. “Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy”. Hitit Medical Journal 2 (1): 19-21. https://izlik.org/JA85EF69FZ.
EndNote
Özyalçın S, Diken Aİ, Yalçınkaya A, Türkmen U (February 1, 2020) Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy. Hitit Medical Journal 2 1 19–21.
IEEE
[1]S. Özyalçın, A. İ. Diken, A. Yalçınkaya, and U. Türkmen, “Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy”, Hitit Medical Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 19–21, Feb. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA85EF69FZ
ISNAD
Özyalçın, Sertan - Diken, Adem İlkay - Yalçınkaya, Adnan - Türkmen, Ufuk. “Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy”. Hitit Medical Journal 2/1 (February 1, 2020): 19-21. https://izlik.org/JA85EF69FZ.
JAMA
1.Özyalçın S, Diken Aİ, Yalçınkaya A, Türkmen U. Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy. Hitit Medical Journal. 2020;2:19–21.
MLA
Özyalçın, Sertan, et al. “Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy”. Hitit Medical Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Feb. 2020, pp. 19-21, https://izlik.org/JA85EF69FZ.
Vancouver
1.Sertan Özyalçın, Adem İlkay Diken, Adnan Yalçınkaya, Ufuk Türkmen. Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy. Hitit Medical Journal [Internet]. 2020 Feb. 1;2(1):19-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA85EF69FZ