Latrogenic pseudoaneurysm of the superior thyroid artery - Color Doppler ultrasonographic diagnosis and treatment approach


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Celik H., Yucel C., Oktar S., Karadag Z., Ozdemir H.

JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, cilt.23, sa.12, ss.1675-1678, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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A pseudoaneurysm is a pulsating hematoma that results from disruption of a portion of the arterial wall. Clotting occurs in the peripheral limits of the hematoma, whereas the center remains fluid and communicates with the arterial lumen, causing a pulsatile mass.