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Pseudoaneurysm

MedGen UID:
307134
•Concept ID:
C1510412
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Aneurysm, False; Aneurysms, False; False Aneurysm; False Aneurysms; Pseudoaneurysms
SNOMED CT: Pseudoaneurysm (443089001); Pseudoaneurysm (22036004); False aneurysm (22036004); Aneurysmal hematoma (22036004); Pulsatile hematoma (22036004); False aneurysm of artery (58780002)
 
HPO: HP:0031625

Definition

A contained rupture of an artery with a disruption in all 3 layers of the arterial wall. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPseudoaneurysm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cervical Artery Dissections: Etiopathogenesis and Management.
Keser Z, Chiang CC, Benson JC, Pezzini A, Lanzino G
Vasc Health Risk Manag 2022;18:685-700. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S362844. PMID: 36082197Free PMC Article
Radial Artery Access Complications: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management.
Roy S, Kabach M, Patel DB, Guzman LA, Jovin IS
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2022 Jul;40:163-171. Epub 2021 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2021.12.007. PMID: 34952824
Complications of endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke: Prevention and management.
Balami JS, White PM, McMeekin PJ, Ford GA, Buchan AM
Int J Stroke 2018 Jun;13(4):348-361. Epub 2017 Nov 24 doi: 10.1177/1747493017743051. PMID: 29171362

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm in Emergency Department: a narrative review.
Piccioni A, Vaccaro V, Manca F, Nonno C, Zanza C, Savioli G, Candelli M, Covino M, Franceschi F
Clin Ter 2022 Sep-Oct;173(5):496-499. doi: 10.7417/CT.2022.2468. PMID: 36155736
Retrospective analysis of massive epistaxis and pseudoaneurysms in nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.
Zeng L, Wan W, Luo Q, Jiang H, Ye J
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Jun;279(6):2973-2980. Epub 2021 Oct 8 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07111-x. PMID: 34623497
Renal Arterial Pseudoaneurysm After Partial Nephrectomy: Literature Review and Single-Center Analysis of Predictive Factors and Renal Functional Outcomes.
Chavali JSS, Bertolo R, Kara O, Garisto J, Mouracade P, Nelson RJ, Dagenais J, Kaouk JH
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2019 Jan;29(1):45-50. Epub 2018 Oct 6 doi: 10.1089/lap.2018.0364. PMID: 30300074
Do not underestimate the femoral pseudoaneurysm.
Stolt M, Braun-Dullaeus R, Herold J
Vasa 2018 Apr;47(3):177-185. Epub 2018 Feb 14 doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000691. PMID: 29439611
Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm.
Tosti R, Özkan S, Schainfeld RM, Eberlin KR
J Hand Surg Am 2017 Apr;42(4):295.e1-295.e6. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.01.024. PMID: 28258867

Diagnosis

Management of maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm in Emergency Department: a narrative review.
Piccioni A, Vaccaro V, Manca F, Nonno C, Zanza C, Savioli G, Candelli M, Covino M, Franceschi F
Clin Ter 2022 Sep-Oct;173(5):496-499. doi: 10.7417/CT.2022.2468. PMID: 36155736
Anterior tibial artery pseudoaneurysm.
Nair N, Suhania M
Med J Malaysia 2021 May;76(3):429-431. PMID: 34031347
Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm.
Martins A, Gonçalves Á, Passos P, Cardoso M, Torres R, Almeida T, Midões A
J Gastrointest Surg 2018 Jul;22(7):1297-1298. Epub 2017 Dec 18 doi: 10.1007/s11605-017-3643-3. PMID: 29255955
Extravasating uterine pseudoaneurysm: A rare cause of postpartum haemorrhage.
Yi SW
J Obstet Gynaecol 2017 May;37(4):416-420. Epub 2017 Feb 25 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2016.1274292. PMID: 28421908
Diagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm: a review.
Kronzon I
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1997 Apr;10(3):236-45. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(97)70061-0. PMID: 9109690

Therapy

Management of maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm in Emergency Department: a narrative review.
Piccioni A, Vaccaro V, Manca F, Nonno C, Zanza C, Savioli G, Candelli M, Covino M, Franceschi F
Clin Ter 2022 Sep-Oct;173(5):496-499. doi: 10.7417/CT.2022.2468. PMID: 36155736
Retrospective analysis of massive epistaxis and pseudoaneurysms in nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.
Zeng L, Wan W, Luo Q, Jiang H, Ye J
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Jun;279(6):2973-2980. Epub 2021 Oct 8 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07111-x. PMID: 34623497
Effect of Prophylactic Embolization on Patients With Blunt Trauma at High Risk of Splenectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Arvieux C, Frandon J, Tidadini F, Monnin-Bares V, Foote A, Dubuisson V, Lermite E, David JS, Douane F, Tresallet C, Lemoine MC, Rodiere M, Bouzat P, Bosson JL, Vilotitch A, Barbois S, Thony F; Splenic Arterial Embolization to Avoid Splenectomy (SPLASH) Study Group
JAMA Surg 2020 Dec 1;155(12):1102-1111. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3672. PMID: 32936242Free PMC Article
Complications of endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke: Prevention and management.
Balami JS, White PM, McMeekin PJ, Ford GA, Buchan AM
Int J Stroke 2018 Jun;13(4):348-361. Epub 2017 Nov 24 doi: 10.1177/1747493017743051. PMID: 29171362
Renal artery pseudoaneurysm.
Roman LI, Efel CF, França VT, Merten CM, Dummer CD
J Bras Nefrol 2017 Oct-Dec;39(4):458-461. doi: 10.5935/0101-2800.20170080. PMID: 29319774

Prognosis

Late complications of the Djumbodis system in patients with type A acute aortic dissection.
Vendramin I, Piani D, Lechiancole A, Sponga S, Sponza M, Puppato M, Bortolotti U, Livi U
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2020 Nov 1;31(5):704-707. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa178. PMID: 33007070
Renal Arterial Pseudoaneurysm After Partial Nephrectomy: Literature Review and Single-Center Analysis of Predictive Factors and Renal Functional Outcomes.
Chavali JSS, Bertolo R, Kara O, Garisto J, Mouracade P, Nelson RJ, Dagenais J, Kaouk JH
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2019 Jan;29(1):45-50. Epub 2018 Oct 6 doi: 10.1089/lap.2018.0364. PMID: 30300074
Delayed Complications After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas.
Alzhrani G, Sivakumar W, Park MS, Taussky P, Couldwell WT
World Neurosurg 2018 Jan;109:233-241. Epub 2017 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.192. PMID: 28989047
Blunt abdominal aortic trauma in paediatric patients.
Sadaghianloo N, Jean-Baptiste E, Breaud J, Declemy S, Kurzenne JY, Hassen-Khodja R
Injury 2014 Jan;45(1):183-91. Epub 2012 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.10.033. PMID: 23174319
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
Frances C, Romero A, Grady D
J Am Coll Cardiol 1998 Sep;32(3):557-61. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00290-3. PMID: 9741493

Clinical prediction guides

Retrospective analysis of massive epistaxis and pseudoaneurysms in nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.
Zeng L, Wan W, Luo Q, Jiang H, Ye J
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Jun;279(6):2973-2980. Epub 2021 Oct 8 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07111-x. PMID: 34623497
Imaging in traumatic injury to the inferior vena cava.
Eleti S, Roshen M, Griffiths M, Cross S
Clin Radiol 2021 Oct;76(10):787.e15-787.e25. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2021.05.012. PMID: 34108097
Renal Arterial Pseudoaneurysm After Partial Nephrectomy: Literature Review and Single-Center Analysis of Predictive Factors and Renal Functional Outcomes.
Chavali JSS, Bertolo R, Kara O, Garisto J, Mouracade P, Nelson RJ, Dagenais J, Kaouk JH
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2019 Jan;29(1):45-50. Epub 2018 Oct 6 doi: 10.1089/lap.2018.0364. PMID: 30300074
Behçet's syndrome: a critical digest of the 2013-2014 literature.
Hatemi G, Seyahi E, Fresko I, Talarico R, Hamuryudan V
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2014 Jul-Aug;32(4 Suppl 84):S112-22. Epub 2014 Sep 30 PMID: 25268667
Peripheral artery aneurysm.
Hall HA, Minc S, Babrowski T
Surg Clin North Am 2013 Aug;93(4):911-23, ix. Epub 2013 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.04.008. PMID: 23885937

Recent systematic reviews

Treatment Options for Pseudoaneurysm After Carotid Endarterectomy: A Systematic Review and Illustrative Case.
Heskett C, Brake A, Fry L, De Stefano FA, Lei C, Chatley K, Peterson J, Ebersole K
World Neurosurg 2022 Nov;167:131-146. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.08.124. PMID: 36058488
Post-Bariatric Splenic Complications; Diagnosis and Treatment. A Systematic Review.
Mousavimaleki A, Amr B, Taherzadeh M, Rokhgireh S, Setaredan SA, Kermansaravi M
Obes Surg 2022 Sep;32(9):3125-3137. Epub 2022 Jul 1 doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06190-x. PMID: 35778627
Ultrasound guidance for arterial (other than femoral) catheterisation in adults.
Flumignan RL, Trevisani VF, Lopes RD, Baptista-Silva JC, Flumignan CD, Nakano LC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Oct 12;10(10):CD013585. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013585.pub2. PMID: 34637140Free PMC Article
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in patients with major trauma and uncontrolled haemorrhagic shock: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Castellini G, Gianola S, Biffi A, Porcu G, Fabbri A, Ruggieri MP, Coniglio C, Napoletano A, Coclite D, D'Angelo D, Fauci AJ, Iacorossi L, Latina R, Salomone K, Gupta S, Iannone P, Chiara O; Italian National Institute of Health guideline working group on Major Trauma
World J Emerg Surg 2021 Aug 12;16(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s13017-021-00386-9. PMID: 34384452Free PMC Article
Endovascular stent grafting for ascending aorta diseases.
Baikoussis NG, Antonopoulos CN, Papakonstantinou NA, Argiriou M, Geroulakos G
J Vasc Surg 2017 Nov;66(5):1587-1601. Epub 2017 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.07.064. PMID: 28830707

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