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Khiem Dinh Huynh1, Hossain Mohit Mafi2, Jacob William Budtz-Lilly3
1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery khiem@dadlnet.dk.
Abstract:
Pseudoaneurysms, as a result of endovascular stent fracture, are a rare yet important vascular surgery complication. A 64-year-old man presented with a painful mass in the left groin with accompanying critical ischemia of the left leg. Diagnostic angiography revealed a pseudoaneurysm caused by stent fracture in the left external iliac artery. The patient was treated with embolization of the left external iliac artery and ultimately above-the-knee amputation. Awareness of this uncommon complication is important due to its potential risk of severe disability.
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