Posttraumatic Pedal Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report

Posttraumatic Pedal Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report

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Pseudoaneurysm of the pedal artery Merchandising Freezers is usually caused by traumatic or iatrogenic events.Diagnosis is suspected by palpation of a pulsatile mass and detection of an associated systolic bruit.Confirmation is made by Doppler US.Angiography can demonstrate the presence of collateral circulation and assure distal vascular flow.We present the case of a 49-year-old man who presents 3 months after kids purse a traumatic contusion of his left foot with a pulsatile mass.

A color Doppler ultrasound confirms a pseudoaneurysm of the pedal artery.The patient underwent surgical resection of the mass and suture ligation of the artery with full recovery and no ischemic complications.