Background
Endovascular treatment is used for traumatic arterial injuries in the torso. However, the effectiveness of endovascular covered stent‐graft treatment for peripheral artery injury is unclear. We present a case of superficial femoral artery (SFA) injury successfully treated with a covered stent‐graft.
Case Report
A 68‐year‐old man presented with traumatic lower limb injury and shock. Computed tomography angiography revealed left subtrochanteric fracture and hematoma with extravasation. Digital subtraction angiography revealed extravasation from a left SFA branch, and a pseudoaneurysm at the SFA trunk. We coil embolized the SFA branch, and treated the pseudoaneurysm with a covered stent‐graft. Computed tomography carried out 22 days later showed complete pseudoaneurysm exclusion and sufficient stent patency.
Conclusion
We successfully used a covered stent‐graft to treat SFA injury due to blunt trauma. A covered stent‐graft could be effective for peripheral artery injury.
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