Kim Dong-Ik, Huh Se-Ho, Lee Byung-Boong, Kim Duk-Kyung, Do Young-Soo
Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Surg Today. 2002;32(10):942-3. doi: 10.1007/s005950200188.
Acupuncture is a major treatment modality used in Oriental medicine to control chronic pain. However, several complications have been reported, including spinal cord injury, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous pseudoaneurysm, according to the puncture sites. We report the case of a pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta caused by acupuncture.