[Posttraumatic superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm]

The etiology of superficial temporal artery aneurysm (STAA) is usually blunt trauma. This type of aneurysm is more prevalent in young men and is also probably more common than estimated from the literature. We present 3 males and 1 female with STAA, ranging in age from 8 to 30 years, who were successfully treated. 3 were operated on under local anesthesia, while the aneurysm of the fourth was obliterated by continuous local pressure. Application of local pressure is the best measure for preventing the development of pseudoaneurysm following blunt temporal trauma. We consider surgery the treatment of choice for STAA.