Traumatic Pseudoaneursym of Superficial Temporal Artery in an Octogenarian Patient Under Apixaban Therapy
Öz
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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Kaynakça
- 1. Park IH, Kim HS, Park SK, Kim SW. Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery Diagnosed by 3-dimensional CT Angiography. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2008 Apr;43(4):209-11
- 2. Kim SW, Jong Kim E, Sung KY, Kim JT, Kim YH. Treatment protocol of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Jan;24(1):295-8
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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
Yayımlanma Tarihi
29 Şubat 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
21 Ekim 2019
Kabul Tarihi
6 Şubat 2020
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1