Novel Onset of a Posttraumatic Superficial Temporal Artery Pseudoaneurysm
- Alexandra A. Roman, Andre J. Arsenault, Kenneth D. Jackson, John M. Price
- Case reports in emergency medicine
- 2013
Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm: ultrasonographic diagnosis in the ED.
- Published 2009 in The American journal of emergency medicine
Abstract
Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm (STAP) is an uncommon complication of blunt and penetrating trauma. It accounts for only 1% of all traumatic aneurysms. Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm usually has the characteristic appearance of a cystic pulsatile mass in the region of the superficial temporal artery. Here we present a case of… (More)