Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale
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Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac · Nov 2009
Case Reports[False aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery: report of two cases].
False aneurysms of the superficial temporal artery (STA) are rare and usually occur after a direct trauma to one of its branches. It is characterized by the local rupture of the artery wall. The diagnosis is made by clinical history and clinical examination. The treatment is surgery. ⋯ False aneurysms can be differentiated from true aneurysms by a rupture in the arterial wall. A thorough clinical history must screen for the initial trauma often gone unnoticed. The aim of clinical and paraclinical examination is to eliminate other causes of pulsatile tumors that can be found in this area (true aneurysms of the STA or of the meningeal artery).