• Department of Plastic Surgery， Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China.;
Femoral pseudoaneurysm; Manmade blood vessel; Repair and reconstruction
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Objective To evaluate repair and reconstructionof the femoral pseudoaneurysm caused by drug injection. Methods From May 2000 to May 2005, 15 cases of femoral pseudoaneurysm caused by drug injection underwent operation treatment. All patients were male, aging 20-36 years. The disease course was 18-52 days(mean 35 days) and the course of druginjection was 3-17 months. The locations were the left side in 5 cases and theright side in 10 cases. After having been bandaged with pressure and supportedwith nutrition, they had been all operated. One case received fistula repair, and 14 cases received vascular grafting with ePTFE man-made blood vessel. Results The wounds healed by the first intention in 14 cases. All limbs survived. The complexion, temperature and response of involved leg were in gear. The postoperative color ultrasound Doppler detection showed that all the vascular grafts were of patency. The function of the involved limbs restored to normal. Conclusion Complete debridement, vascular reconstruction and better microsurgery skill were the key factors of treating successfullythe femoral pseudoaneurysm caused by drug injection.

Citation： ZHAO Chengli,DENG Guosan,HUANG Guangxiang,et al.. REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF FEMORAL PSEUDOANEURYSM CAUSED BY DRUG INJECTION. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2007, 21(7): 679-681. doi: Copy