Bilateral Pseudoaneurysms of the Superficial Temporal Artery Following Reconstruction of the Frontal Sinus: A Case Report

Postcraniotomy superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm in the setting of triple H therapy: A case report and literature review

“…[312161921] The age at presentation ranged from 26 to 73 years. Four of the cases were males, and the gender of the fifth case was not specified.…”

“…[21314] STA pseudoaneurysm after a craniotomy is very rare with only five cases reported in the literature and one additional case after ventriculostomy placement. [1312161821] We report the first case of a postcraniotomy STA pseudoaneurysm in the setting of induced hypertension for the treatment of cerebral vasospasm.…”

Ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery after craniotomy

“…[4,5] In this case, partial thrombosis might be responsible for absence of pulsations or bruit and also headache. [2][3][4]7,8] During hematoma evacuation, we paid close attention to preventing anesthesia-induced hypotension and hence that there is no risk of worsening of symptomatic vasospasm. [2] In that patient, the aneurysm was at the outside of a skin flap, thus preventing subcutaneous hemorrhage.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] In the present case, we believe a needle injury to the frontal branch during subcutaneous closure resulting in slow bleeding and and pseudoaneurysm formation. [4,5] In this case, partial thrombosis might be responsible for absence of pulsations or bruit and also headache. [6] Our patient was also given triple-H therapy.…”

“…Sir, Pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery (STA) after craniotomy is extremely rare [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] and they seldom rupture. [2] A 57-year-old man was brought with sudden onset loss of consciousness.…”