| Literature DB >> 27552243 |
Gianluca Cappelleri1, Pietro Molinari, Antonella Stanco.
Abstract
No major complications have been associated with the ultrasound-guided continuous adductor canal block (cACB). We present a case of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm in a branch of the superficial femoral artery in a 44-year-old patient after a cACB for knee surgery. Both anesthesia and surgery were completed uneventfully. The postoperative day 3 examination showed a complete quadricep impairment and a large hematoma in a medial-anterior part of the thigh, and laboratory tests reported hemoglobin = 7.2 g dL. The computed tomography scan revealed the pseudoaneurysm (16 × 16 × 18 mm) that was successfully embolized after selective catheterization. The patient was discharged regularly on postoperative day 12.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27552243 DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000386
Source DB: PubMed Journal: A A Case Rep ISSN: 2325-7237