Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm with spontaneous resolution in the setting of an artery of Adamkiewicz
Aanchal Agarwal1, Yuranga Weerakkody1, Martin Marshall1
1Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Abstract:
We report an extremely unique and previously unreported case of a pseudoaneurysm arising from an intercostal artery that also gave origin to the artery of Adamkiewicz. Due to the potential risk of losing the artery of Adamkiewicz, a conservative approach was indicated. On short interval follow-up imaging, the pseudoaneurysm and associated hematoma spontaneously resolved with preservation of the intercostal artery. We performed a literature review of the natural course of pseudoaneurysm as well as their occurrence in the intercostal arteries.
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