Surgical treatment of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms

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Objectives: This study aims to present the results of surgical treatment of femoral and brachial artery pseudoaneurysms after cardiaccatheterization.Patients and methods: This retrospective study included a total of 28 patients (10 males, 18 females; mean age 76.5±11.5 years; range,52 to 90 years) who were diagnosed with pseudoaneurysms between January 2012 and December 2018. Diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm wasmade based on physical examination and arterial Doppler ultrasonography findings in all patients. The patients with a pseudoaneurysm of≥2 cm in diameter underwent surgery.Results: Two patients developed a brachial pseudoaneurysm, while 26 patients developed a femoral pseudoaneurysm. The location of thefemoral pseudoaneurysm was the superficial femoral artery in 19 (73.07%), common femoral artery in five (19.23%), and deep femoral arteryin two (7.69%) patients. No complications were observed during follow-up.Conclusion: Various treatment modalities can be used for iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms. Surgical treatment of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysmsis a simple and successful method.