European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Page 127, January 2008

Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Internal Maxillary Artery

  • R.K. Pinjala

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, AP, India
    • ,
  • S. Joshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, AP, India
    • ,
  • S. Rammurti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, AP, India

published online 05 November 2007.

Article Outline

 

Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the internal maxillary artery (IMA) is rare. A patient with a pseudoaneurysm of IMA presented with a pulsatile swelling in the parotid region. Endovascular coils were deployed at neck of aneurysm and it was thrombosed. Pseudoaneurysms of IMA are difficult to approach surgically. Endovascular therapies can give early recovery with minimal morbidity and avoids injury to the facial nerve and its branches.

PII: S1078-5884(07)00611-9

doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.08.023

Refers to article:

  • Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Internal Maxillary Artery , 05 November 2007

    R.K. Pinjala, S. Joshi, S. Rammurti
    EJVES Extra November 2007 (Vol. 14, Issue 5, Pages 54-55)

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Page 127, January 2008

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