Traumatic pseudoaneurysm in brachial artery after removal of a subdermal contraceptive implant.

Rafael Borges MonteiroPatrick Bastos Metzger Ariadne Bonachela de MouraAntonio Herculano SilvaMatheus Nogueira CamposArthur Suana de BritoMirella Prado LuengoMaria Júlia Andrade Nascimento

Published in: Jornal vascular brasileiro (2020)

The frequency of invasive therapeutic procedures has increased as medicine evolves, and the number of complications related to them has increased as a consequence. Subdermal contraceptive implants (SCI) offer benefits for female contraception, but implant and removal are associated with a complication rate of around 3%. In this article, we report and discuss a case of traumatic brachial artery pseudoaneurysm after an attempt to remove an SCI, complicated by compression of the median nerve.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
soft tissue
endovascular treatment
peripheral artery disease
risk factors
peripheral nerve