Traumatic aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery: a case report

Superficial temporal artery (STA) aneurysm is rare and usually caused by trauma. In this report, a 23-year-old man who had a left STA pseudoaneurysm which was secondary to blunt trauma and its surgical treatment was presented. A patient was admitted to our clinic with the complaints of a bulge in the left temporal location that had developed almost a month ago subsequent to a fall and headache. We discovered a pulsatile mass, with 1.5 x 1.5 cm in size, at the left temporal region, on the physical examination. Neurological examination was normal. Angiography revealed pseudoaneurysm originating from superficial temporal artery. Under local anesthesia, temporal artery ligation and aneurysmectomy were performed. Postoperative course was uneventful.

Travmatik süperfisyel temporal arter anevrizmasý: Olgu sunumu

Süperfisyel temporal arter (STA) anevrizmasý nadir görülür ve genellikle travma kaynaklýdýr. Bu yazýda travmaya sekonder olarak STA psödoanevrizmasý geliþen 23 yaþýnda erkek hasta ve cerrahi tedavisi sunuldu. Sol temporal bölgede yaklaþýk bir ay önce düþme sonrasý meydana gelen þiþlik ve baþ aðrýsý yakýnmasý ile kliniðimize baþvuran hastanýn fiziksel incelemesinde ayný bölgede 1,5 x 1,5 cm boyutlarýnda pulsatil kitle saptandý. Nörolojik muayenesinde bir özellik yoktu. Anjiyografide sol STA’dan kaynaklanan psödoanevrizma saptandý. Lokal anestezi altýnda temporal arter ligasyonu ve anevrizmektomi uygulandý. Hastanýn ameliyat sonrasý klinik seyri sorunsuz seyretti.