Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm of medial plantar artery in a child: treatment with percutaneous thrombin injection

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms of the medial plantar artery are rare. The authors describe a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the medial plantar artery of a child who had suffered a penetrating laceration injury. Diagnosis can be confirmed using Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance angiography. As an alternative to the conventional surgery technique, percutaneous Doppler ultrasound-guided thrombin injection is a safe and effective treatment.

Keywords

• pseudoaneurisma
• artéria plantar medial
• trombina
• ultrassom Doppler