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Superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm: first reported case after parotid surgery

Joseph Bernstein, Roger W. Bury, A. Nigam

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OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm occurring as a rare complication of parotid surgery (to the authors' knowledge, the first such case reported), to review the aetiology of superficial temporal artery pseudoaneurysm, and to highlight pseudoaneurysm as a cause of facial swelling after parotidectomy. METHOD: A literature search of the PubMed and EMBASE databases was carried out using the Medical Subject Heading key words 'superficial temporal artery', 'aneurysm', 'pseudoaneurysm' and 'parotid'. RESULT: No previously reported cases of superficial temporal artery aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm following parotid surgery were identified. CONCLUSION: Pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery is a rare complication of parotid surgery which has not previously been reported.

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Key concepts: Pseudoaneurysm, Medicine, Superficial temporal artery, Aneurysm, Surgery, Complication, Facial artery, Parotid gland