Balloon-Assisted Thrombin Injection in Iatrogenic Common Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysms With Long Wide Necks: Two Case Reports

Common femoral artery pseudoaneurysms can develop following traumatic events or as a complication of endovascular interventional procedures. There is a wide range of treatment options. We present two cases, where the patients had developed pseudoaneurysms in the right common femoral artery following conventional coronary angiography. The aneurysms had long and wide necks and were managed successfully with balloon-assisted thrombin injection. This is a novel technique that can prevent distal embolism and is mentioned in the literature. This is a potential alternative to surgical or other commonly performed procedures for a selected group of patients.