Pseudoaneurysm of the genicular artery after wound closure using a skin stapler in a child

A 9‐year‐old child with a left humerus fracture also had minor skin cuts on the right knee, which were closed with a skin stapler. After 1 week, a medial superior genicular artery pseudoaneurysm developed, which was treated by ultrasound‐guided compression. This case illustrates a unique complicatio...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 316 - 318
Main Authors:	Gürses, Cemil, Temeloğlu, A. Eda Parlak, Tuna, Yeliz, Erol, Bekir, Köroğlu, Mert
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-06-2013
Subjects:	Aneurysm, False - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm, False - therapy Bicycling - injuries Child genicular artery Humans Knee - blood supply Knee - diagnostic imaging Knee Injuries - diagnostic imaging Knee Injuries - surgery Male musculoskeletal sonography pseudoaneurysm skin stapler soft tissues Surgical Stapling - adverse effects Ultrasonic imaging Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color vascular sonography
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Summary:	A 9‐year‐old child with a left humerus fracture also had minor skin cuts on the right knee, which were closed with a skin stapler. After 1 week, a medial superior genicular artery pseudoaneurysm developed, which was treated by ultrasound‐guided compression. This case illustrates a unique complication of the use of a skin stapler device.© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 41:316–318, 2013
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1
ISSN:	0091-2751 1097-0096
DOI:	10.1002/jcu.21941