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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 30:38:29.
doi: 10.5758/vsi.220043.

Iatrogenic False Aneurysm of the Internal Thoracic Artery after Sternotomy: The Role of Doppler Ultrasound

Rémy Hamdan  1 , Saed Jazayeri  2 , Beatrice Terriat  1 , Iman Melin-Boucetta  1
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Case Reports

Iatrogenic False Aneurysm of the Internal Thoracic Artery after Sternotomy: The Role of Doppler Ultrasound

Rémy Hamdan et al. Vasc Specialist Int. .
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Figures

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Fig. 1
Color Doppler ultrasonography showed the parasternal well-delineated, circulating mass measuring 27 mm×31 mm×26 mm with a swirling flow within, and the track connecting the right internal thoracic artery with the false aneurysm.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
The to-and-fro waveform within the connecting track, characteristic of a false aneurysm, was observed.
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