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Case Reports
. 1992 Jul-Aug;92(4):201-3.

Traumatic false aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery

M Mattens  1 , M Hessmann, O Lesceu, J Rumbaut
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  • PMID: 1414138
Case Reports

Traumatic false aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery

M Mattens et al. Acta Chir Belg. 1992 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Traumatic false aneurysms of the superficial temporal artery are very infrequent. They usually do not reveal themselves clinically until 1 to 6 weeks after the initial trauma. Diagnostic techniques are echo-doppler, CT-scan and arteriography; treatment is surgical.

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