Pulsatile Temporal Swelling—Successful Removal of a True Superficial Temporal Artery Aneurysm

True superficial temporal artery aneurysms are rare, while pseudo-aneurysms are more common. We report the case of a 43-year-old gentleman who had a pulsatile swelling in the right pre-auricular region with no history of trauma. He underwent an uneventful and curative surgical excision of the aneury...

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Published inIndian journal of surgery Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 725 - 726
Main Authors Abdelhedy, Ibrahim, Stephen, Edwin, Al.Maawali, Hanan Talib Ali, Al-Wahahibi, Khalifa Nasser Salim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.08.2020
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Aneurysms
Cardiac Surgery
Images in Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
True
Peripheral
Surgical
Superficial temporal artery
Excision
Aneurysm
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Summary:True superficial temporal artery aneurysms are rare, while pseudo-aneurysms are more common. We report the case of a 43-year-old gentleman who had a pulsatile swelling in the right pre-auricular region with no history of trauma. He underwent an uneventful and curative surgical excision of the aneurysm.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-019-02008-w