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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2014; 24(02): 135-138
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.134397
Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm complicating corrosive acid poisoning: Diagnosis with CT and treatment with transarterial embolisation

MV Chalapathi Chalapathi Rao
Department of Radio diagnosis, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Abhishek A Rathi
Department of Radio diagnosis, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Sharath P Reddy
Department of Gastroenterology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Sambit Sahu
Department of Critical Care, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms of intercostal artery are very rare. All the published cases have been caused by trauma, either iatrogenic or otherwise. They can cause hemothorax, retroperitoneal hemorrhage or can present as pulsatile chest mass. Doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced CT and conventional angiogram can accurately diagnose this condition. All the reported cases have been treated by embolisation, stenting or surgery. We report an unusual case of intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm arising as a complication of corrosive poisoning presenting with hematemesis and treated by glue embolisation. The authors believe this to be the first case of intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm that is non-traumatic, complicating corrosive poisoning and presenting with hematemesis.

Keywords

Corrosive poisoning - hematemesis - intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm - N-butyl cyanoacrylate


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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