Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 687.e15-687.e17, September 2009

True Aneurysms of the Superficial Temporal Artery: Report of Three Cases

  • Gabriele Piffaretti

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Gabriele Piffaretti, MD, Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Viale Guicciardini 9, 21100 Varese, Italy
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  • Patrizio Castelli

Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

published online 24 July 2009.

Superficial temporal artery aneurysms account for <1% of reported aneurysms. The majority of these aneurysms are a consequence of trauma; however, true superficial temporal artery aneurysms are extremely rare. Here, we present three cases of spontaneous superficial temporal artery aneurysms arising without any previous history of trauma.

 

PII: S0890-5096(09)00105-8

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2009.03.011

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 687.e15-687.e17, September 2009

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