Université de Fribourg

Sealing pseudo-aneurysms of the femoral artery with saline injection: a new technique

Périard, Daniel ; Rey Meyer, Marie-Antoinette ; Hayoz, Daniel ; Cook, Stéphane

In: EuroIntervention, 2012, vol. 7, no. 10, p. 1206-1209

Aims: Pseudo-aneurysm (PA) of the femoral artery is the most frequent complication after diagnostic or therapeutic catheterisation. PA may manifest with large and painful haematoma or compression of the adja-cent nerve and vein. Among several therapeutic approaches, compression by injection of saline around the neck is a recent and promising method. To explore compression with saline as an...