Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery

Korean Society of Cerebravascular Surgeons (대한뇌혈관외과학회)
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Usefulness of Three - Dimensional CT Angiography as a Confirmatory Diagnostic Test for Scalp Pseudoaneurysms

  • Kim, Soon-Kwon (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Hwang, Sun-Chul (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Bum-Tae (Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital)
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Objective : We report here on two cases of pseudoaneurysms that were diagnosed using computed tomographic angiography (CTA), with one arising in the superficial temporal artery and the other arising in the occipital artery. Methods : Case 1: A 29-year-old man presented with a slow growing, pulsatile mass on the left side of his forehead following a blow from a fist 10 days earlier. CTA revealed an 11 x 8 x 11mm oval pseudoaneurysm arising from the frontal branch of the left superficial temporal artery. Case 2 : A 36-year-old man presented with a pulsatile mass in the right suboccipital region that had been present for the past year. He had no history of direct trauma. CTA revealed a 15 x 8 x 13-mm oval dye-filled sac arising from the right occipital artery. Results : Based on the CTA images, the parent arteries were exposed and ligated proximally and distally to the pseudoaneurysms and then they were completely excised. Conclusion : CTA is a minimally invasive technique for making the diagnosis of scalp pseudoaneurysms and CTA is also useful for the preoperative planning.

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