<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Aneurysms of the temporal superficial artery (TSA) are very rare clinical entity. From 1861 to the present day, is described less than 200 cases. The most common cause of these aneurysms is so called blunt head trauma but there are described many cases of iatrogenic aneurysms, very rarely, aneurysms arise spontaneously. We report a case of 17-yearold patient with spontaneously formatting aneurysm of TSA. Three months prior to admission, he noticed the existence of tumefaction localized frontotemporal on the right side. MSCT angiography of blood vessels of the scalp showed an aneurysm on the frontal branch of TSA diameter of 15 mm. The aneurysm was resected with uneventful postoperative course. PH findings pointed to a true aneurysm. Treatment protocol for the aneurysms of the TSA include clinical monitoring, compression of the aneurysm, the injection of thrombin, endovascular treatment and surgical resection. Surgical resection has proven to be a safe and effective treatment modality and still is the method of choice.</p></abstract>

Aneurysms of the temporal superficial artery (TSA) are very rare clinical entity. From 1861 to the present day, is described less than 200 cases. The most common cause of these aneurysms is so called blunt head trauma but there are described many cases of iatrogenic aneurysms, very rarely, aneurysms arise spontaneously. We report a case of 17-yearold patient with spontaneously formatting aneurysm of TSA. Three months prior to admission, he noticed the existence of tumefaction localized frontotemporal on the right side. MSCT angiography of blood vessels of the scalp showed an aneurysm on the frontal branch of TSA diameter of 15 mm. The aneurysm was resected with uneventful postoperative course. PH findings pointed to a true aneurysm. Treatment protocol for the aneurysms of the TSA include clinical monitoring, compression of the aneurysm, the injection of thrombin, endovascular treatment and surgical resection. Surgical resection has proven to be a safe and effective treatment modality and still is the method of choice.

True Aneurysm of Temporal Superficial Artery Arise Spontaneously. Case Report

Department of Surgery, Faculty of medical sciences

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Aneurysms of the temporal superficial artery (TSA) are very rare clinical entity. From 1861 to the present day, is described less than 200 cases. The most...

True Aneurysm of Temporal Superficial Artery Arise Spontaneously. Case Report

Published Online: May 16, 2019

Page range: 85 - 88

Received: Apr 26, 2017

Accepted: Jul 07, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2017-0037

Keywords
aneurysm, temporal superficial artery

© 2019 Aleksandar Janicijevic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

True Aneurysm of Temporal Superficial Artery Arise Spontaneously. Case Report

Published Online: May 16, 2019

Page range: 85 - 88

Received: Apr 26, 2017

Accepted: Jul 07, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2017-0037

Keywordsaneurysm, temporal superficial artery

© 2019 Aleksandar Janicijevic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
aneurysm, temporal superficial artery