Management of femoral pseudoaneurysm due to the drug injection

ABSTRACT

In recent years, the vascular complications in drug addict have increased. Rupture of femoral pseudoaneurysms with infection, bleeding are presented in the majority of patients. In local medical centers, the general surgeons can operated on it if they know the principle of treatment. During 5 years, form 1.1997 to 11.2001, a total of 82 drug abusers presenting with infected femoral pseudo aneurysms were 74 men (90.24%) and 8 women (9.76%) with mean ages 30.3 years (from 16 to 55 years). Compressive bandage is used as the first treatment of all who came to hospital with rupture of femoral pseudoaneurysms. Arterial ligation is known as the radical treatment, arterial reconstruction without results because of infection (one patient).