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Successful Use of Ultrasound-Guided Compression for a Princeps Pollicis Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Case Report

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 37; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.09.006

1531-6564

Matthew E. Hiro, Effie Pappas-Politis, Umbar Mahmood, Wyatt G. Payne,

Vascular anomalies and interventions

A 73-year-old man receiving heparin developed a large hematoma in the first web after a routine blood draw. Color Doppler ultrasound demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of the princeps pollicis artery. Ultrasound-guided compression resulted in successful thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm. A 73-year-old man receiving heparin developed a large hematoma in the first web after a routine blood draw. Color Doppler ultrasound demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of the princeps pollicis artery. Ultrasound-guided compression resulted in successful thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm.