Nontraumatic Rupture of Lumbar Artery Causing an Intravertebral Body Pseudoaneurysm: Treatment by Transcatheter Embolization

Journal Article · Sun Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-004-7187-Z· OSTI ID:21091150

Shigematsu, Yoshinori; Kudoh, Kouichi; Nakasone, Yutaka; Fujisaki, Tadashi; Uemura, Shouichirou ^[1]; Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^[2]

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1. Internal Medicine, and Neurosurgery, Amakusa Medical Center, Department of Radiology (Japan)
2. Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology (Japan)

We report a case of nontraumatic rupture of the lumbar artery that led to a pseudoaneurysm in the vertebral body and massive retroperitoneal to retropleural hematoma. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully treated by endovascular embolization. To our knowledge, idiopathic rupture of the lumbar artery has been reported in a limited number of cases and pseudoaneurysm formation in the vertebral body has not been presented in the literature. The etiology of hemorrhage has been discussed based on CT, MRI, and three-dimensional rotational angiography.

• OSTI ID: 21091150
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 29, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-004-7187-z; Copyright (c) 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.; www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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