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One Paintball and Multiple Pseudoaneurysms: Case Report on Traumatic Pseudoaneurysms of the Superficial Temporal Artery

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery (STA) is a rare and potentially life-threatening lesion that generally presents as a pulsatile mass in the temporal region. Most STA pseudoaneurysms are solitary. Limited evidence for treatment of STA pseudoaneurysms is available for minimally invasive techniques such as embolization because the mainstay treatment option is surgical resection. Hence, we report the case of a 25-year-old male who presented with multiple STA pseudoaneurysms after being struck by a paintball. He was initially treated with glue embolization and ultimately had to undergo surgical resection to completely resolve the pseudoaneurysms.

Source: Academic Medicine & Surgery

DOI: 10.62186/001c.144701

Authors: Naomi N Ghahrai, Chelsea Levi, Brian Strife, Christopher Bailey

Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Vascular Procedures and Complications

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University