ABSTRACT

Hong Kong Med J 2012;18:333–7 | Number 4, August 2012
MEDICAL PRACTICE
Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection for pseudoaneurysms: a case series at a local hospital
Adrian XN Lo, Timothy YW Hon, WH Luk, Tony KL Loke, SS Lo, James CS Chan
Department of Radiology and Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
 
 
Post-catheterization pseudoaneurysms are increasingly prevalent due to widespread use of endovascular procedures. Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection has emerged as a treatment of choice for these pseudoaneurysms. We review our experience performing this procedure for a series of cases from 2007 to 2010 with different clinical manifestations at a single hospital in Hong Kong. We achieved a high technical success rate with no complications.
 
Key words: Aneurysm, false; Catheterization; Thrombin; Ultrasonography
 
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