Date of Presentation
5-6-2021 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm after puncture or intervention of the femoral artery is a rare complication of arterial surgical intervention occurring in 0.05-0.50% of diagnostic and therapeutic catheterizations and can present weeks after initial presentation. Today we present a 57-year-old gentleman 3 months status post femoral artery stent who presented with swelling to his right groin. Point of care ultrasound was used to diagnose an actively bleeding pseudoaneurysm with hematoma that ultimately led to repeat stenting. This case shows how point of care ultrasound can expedite diagnosis and intervention and is a useful tool for the emergency physician at initial presentation.
Keywords
case reports, false aneurysm, diagnostic imaging, emergency medicine
Disciplines
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Cardiovascular Diseases | Diagnosis | Emergency Medicine | Equipment and Supplies | Medicine and Health Sciences
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Cardiovascular Diseases Commons, Diagnosis Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Equipment and Supplies Commons
Use of Point of Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department for Diagnosis of Femoral Pseudoaneurysm
Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm after puncture or intervention of the femoral artery is a rare complication of arterial surgical intervention occurring in 0.05-0.50% of diagnostic and therapeutic catheterizations and can present weeks after initial presentation. Today we present a 57-year-old gentleman 3 months status post femoral artery stent who presented with swelling to his right groin. Point of care ultrasound was used to diagnose an actively bleeding pseudoaneurysm with hematoma that ultimately led to repeat stenting. This case shows how point of care ultrasound can expedite diagnosis and intervention and is a useful tool for the emergency physician at initial presentation.