Paravertebral Pseudoaneurysm Thrombosed after Percutaneous Thrombin Injection

We present a case of a lumbar pseudoaneurysm in a 62-year-old patient with myelofibrosis (agnogenic myeloid metaplasia). The patient was submitted to two anesthetic infiltrations for lumbar pain and one biopsy of a suspected hematopoietic site. Subsequently, a 4.5 cm lumbar pseudoaneurysm was diagno...

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Published inAnnals of vascular surgery Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 421 - 424
Main Authors Luján, Salvador, Puras, Enrique, Cancer, Susana, Perera, Myriam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2005
Elsevier Limited
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Aneurysm, False - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False - etiology
Biopsy, Needle - adverse effects
Hemostatics - administration & dosage
Hemostatics - therapeutic use
Humans
Injections
Lumbosacral Region
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombin - administration & dosage
Thrombin - therapeutic use
Ultrasonography, Interventional
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Summary:We present a case of a lumbar pseudoaneurysm in a 62-year-old patient with myelofibrosis (agnogenic myeloid metaplasia). The patient was submitted to two anesthetic infiltrations for lumbar pain and one biopsy of a suspected hematopoietic site. Subsequently, a 4.5 cm lumbar pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed. The pseudoaneurysm was thrombosed with 1 ml (500 IU) thrombin injection with a successful clinical result. We discuss different treatment options along with several issues related to the most frequent complication of this technique, namely, native artery thrombosis.
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ISSN:0890-5096
1615-5947
DOI:10.1007/s10016-005-0019-z