Counihan M, Pontell M E, Selvan B, Trebelev A, Nunez A
Department of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Surg Case Rep. 2015 Jul 14;2015(7):rjv083. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjv083.
Lumbar artery pseudoaneurysms are infrequent complications of penetrating trauma. When present, they are often accompanied by other injuries; however, we report the case of an isolated traumatic lumbar artery aneurysm resulting from a single knife stab. The lesion was successfully treated with endovascular microcoil embolization. While these injuries are uncommon, the surgeon must maintain a high index of suspicion, even with seemingly uncomplicated injuries, as a missed traumatic pseudoaneurysm may be life threatening.