Author/Authors :
Ebrahimi، Amir Pasha نويسنده Department of Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Liver
Transplantation Division, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University
of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Nasiri Toosi، Mohsen نويسنده Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and
Hepatology Division, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran
University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Davoudi، Setareh نويسنده Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Davoudi, Setareh , Jafarian، Ali نويسنده , , Ghanaati، Hossein نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Pseudoaneurysm happens when the artery wall is injured and the
blood is contained by the surrounding tissues with eventual formation of
a fibrous sac communicating with the artery. We report a case of a
39-year-old man with inferior epigastric artery (IEA) pseudoaneurysm
after paracentesis. The pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed by Doppler
ultrasound and treated by surgical intervention regarding the patient’s
underlying comorbidity. IEA false aneurysm must be included in the
differential diagnosis during investigation of the cause of any swelling
after paracentesis. Cirrhotic patients may be more prone to this
complication because of thin rectus muscle that could not confine the
hematoma.
