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Femoral pseudoaneurysm rupturing into urinary bladder: A rare presentation

Femoral pseudoaneurysm is a common occurrence in intravenous drug abuser due to repeated trauma to the femoral artery causing arterial leak contained by the surrounding tissue and does not contain all the layers of arterial wall. Rupture of these aneurysm to exterior is a common presentation while r...

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Autores principales: Shrestha, Kajan Raj, Luitel, Bhoj Raj, Shrestha, Ujma, Shrestha, Uttam Krishna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4400530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv045
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Sumario:Femoral pseudoaneurysm is a common occurrence in intravenous drug abuser due to repeated trauma to the femoral artery causing arterial leak contained by the surrounding tissue and does not contain all the layers of arterial wall. Rupture of these aneurysm to exterior is a common presentation while rupture into surrounding structure deemed an emergency surgical attention. Hence, we report an unusual case of rupture of femoral pseudoaneurysm into urinary bladder who presented us with history of hematuria and was successfully managed.