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Case Reports: Learning from unexpected outcome (positive or negative)
Spontaneous resolution of superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm
  1. Jonathan Raskin1,
  2. Kaitlynne Pak2 and
  3. Matthew Kun Lee2
  1. 1Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, USA
  2. 2Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Matthew Kun Lee; matthew.lee{at}cshs.org

Abstract

Superficial temporal artery (STA) pseudoaneurysms are rare vascular lesions that typically present after traumatic head injury. Currently, surgery is the recommended treatment as spontaneous resolution has not been previously reported. Our study aims to present a review of the literature on STA pseudoaneurysms and report a case of spontaneous resolution of a traumatic STA pseudoaneurysm without the need for direct intervention.

  • Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
  • Trauma
  • Otolaryngology / ENT
  • Vascular surgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-251746

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors MKL significantly contributed to: conception and design of study, acquisition and interpretation of data, drafting the article and revising it critically for important intellectual content, final approval of the version published. JR significant contributed to, acquisition and interpretation of data, drafting the article and revising it critically for important intellectual content, final approval of the version published. KP significantly contributed to, creation of educational illustrations used in manuscript, revising the article critically for important intellectual content, final approval of the version published.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.