British Journal of Radiology (2007) 80, e54-e57
© 2007 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/61848822
Transcatheter arterial embolisation of a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the lingual artery with n-butyl cyanoacrylate
T Matsumoto, MD
T Yamagami, MD, PhD
T Kato, MD, PhD
T Hirota, MD
R Yoshimatsu, MD
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T Nishimura, MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, 602-8566, Kyoto, Japan
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Figure 1. Left common carotid arteriography from the anteroposterior view, showing a ruptured pseudoaneurysm(arrow) of the left lingual artery.
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Figure 2. Post-embolisation spot radiography showing a mixture of n-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) and Lipiodol which had been injected into the ruptured pseudoaneurysm and the inflow vessel (arrows).
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Figure 3. Left common carotid arteriography from the lateral view after embolisation, showing stoppage of bleeding from the left lingual artery.
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Figure 4. Diffusion-weighted MRI of the brain obtained 4 h after onset of mild weakness in the patient's right arm and right facial palsy, showing a hyperintensive area in the left frontal cortex (arrow).
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