Added value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with Sonovue® in the diagnosis of inferior epigastric artery pseudoaneurysm: report of a case and review of literature.

The anatomical position of the inferior epigastric artery (IEA), within the rectus sheath, subjects patients to possible IEA injury during abdominal wall surgical and interventional procedures. Pseudoaneurysm arising from IEA is very uncommon with only 16 cases reported in the literature. We present a case of an IEA false aneurysm resulting from therapeutic paracentesis for ascites in a 71-year-old patient who came to our department for abdominal pain and signs of anemization. To our knowledge, no published reports are currently available describing an IAE pseudoaneurysm successfully diagnosed with contrast-enhanced ultrasound.