Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Apr 1997
ReviewDiagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm: a review.
A pseudoaneurysm is a pulsatile hematoma that communicates with an artery through a disruption in the arterial wall. Femoral pseudoaneurysm is a common complication of invasive procedures. It occurs in 0.1% to 0.2% of diagnostic angiograms and 3.5% to 5.5% of interventional procedures. ⋯ Larger femoral pseudoaneurysms may lead to complications including rupture and compression of the adjacent femoral vein (with resulting venous thrombosis) or of the femoral nerve. Treatment may be surgical. However, recently it has been shown that direct, noninvasive compression of the pseudoaneurysm stops the blood flow in the communication and leads to pseudoaneurysm clotting and obliteration.