Pseudoaneurysms after Ankle Sprain: Report of Three Cases Successfully Cured by Nonsurgical Treatment.
(2017) Annals of Vascular Surgery : international journal of vascular surgery — Vol. 40, p. 296 (2016)
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- Pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of ankle sprain, with 18 case reports published in the current literature. In the vast majority of the cases, they were treated surgically. We present 3 cases of pseudoaneurysm following ankle sprain, treated by nonsurgical methods in 2 cases, and spontaneously healed in another. The diagnosis was made between 2 and 4 weeks after traumatism, by ultrasonography and arteriography in 2 cases, and only by ultrasonography in a third case. The pseudoaneurysms originated respectively from the perforating fibular artery, the dorsal pedis artery, and a lateral malleolar artery. Largest diameters of the pseudoaneurysms ranged from 2.4 to 6 cm. Patients were successfully treated by thrombin injection in a case and by coil embolization in another. Spontaneous thrombosis was demonstrated at follow-up in the third case. These cases suggest that a nonsurgical treatment can be considered for pseudoaneurysms complicating ankle sprains.
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Malghem, J., Abdalkader, M., Lecouvet, F., Goffette, P., Hammer, F., & Vande Berg, B. (2017). Pseudoaneurysms after Ankle Sprain: Report of Three Cases Successfully Cured by Nonsurgical Treatment. Annals of Vascular Surgery : international journal of vascular surgery, 40, 296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2016.07.103 (Original work published 2016)