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Angiographically Progressive Change of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm Arising from the Middle Meningeal Artery

  • Lee, Jae-Yoon (Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Cheol-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Woo (Department of Neurosurgery, Konyang University Hospital)
  • Received : 2013.07.23
  • Accepted : 2014.02.04
  • Published : 2014.11.28
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Abstract

Traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) are rare phenomenon, which are usually associated with head trauma such as an underlying skull fracture. They were usually known to cause acute or delayed epidural hematomas but can be associated with subdural, subarachnoid, or even intracerebral hemorrhage. Sometimes, a high mortality rate was reported in these circumferences. But the natural course of these pseudoaneurysms is not well recognized. The indication and guideline of treatment for pseudoaneurysm are also unclear. This report describes a rare case of angiographically progressive change of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the middle meningeal artery for one week, which was treated with endovascular embolization.

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