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Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm: first reported case after parotid surgery
J M Bernstein1, R W Bury, A Nigam
1Department of Otolaryngology, Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool FY3 8NR, UK. jbernstein2001@hotmail.com
Objective:
To describe a case of superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm occurring as a rare complication of parotid surgery (to the authors' knowledge, the first such case reported), to review the aetiology of superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm, and to highlight pseudoaneurysm as a cause of facial swelling after parotidectomy.
Method:
A literature search of the PubMed and EMBASE databases was carried out using the Medical Subject Heading key words 'superficial temporal artery', 'aneurysm', 'pseudoaneurysm' and 'parotid'.
Result:
No previously reported cases of superficial temporal artery aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm following parotid surgery were identified.
Conclusion:
Pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery is a rare complication of parotid surgery which has not previously been reported.
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