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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References
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Case Report
Authors
Sertan Özyalçın
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0000-0003-3390-3655
Türkiye
Adem İlkay Diken
0000-0002-8782-7603
Türkiye
Adnan Yalçınkaya
0000-0002-0752-6553
Türkiye
Ufuk Türkmen
Türkiye
Publication Date
February 29, 2020
Submission Date
October 21, 2019
Acceptance Date
February 6, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 2 Number: 1