J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1992 Apr;21(4):449-453.

A Case of Iatrogenic Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery

• Lee KT
• Kim SH
• Song SH
• Kim KT
• Kim Y

Abstract

The authors report a case of false aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery which manifested after operation for FCCD. An aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery is a rare disease. In collected literature, the incidence of superficial temporal artery aneurysms ranged from 0.5 to 2.5 percent of all aneurysms for which surgery was performed. False aneurysm should be suspected when a mass, which may or may not be pulsatile, appears in the scalp region after recent trauma. Troublesome(but not life-threatening) bleeding may occur if the lesion is unrecognized, and an attempt is made to "shell it out" as though it were an epidermal inclusion cyst.

Keyword

Pseudoaneurysm; Superficial temporal artery; Iatrogenic trauma

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Aneurysm, False*
Hemorrhage
Incidence
Rare Diseases
Scalp
Temporal Arteries*