Percutaneous Thrombin Injection for Post-Stab Wound Induced Upper Extremity Pseudoaneurysm: Case Report

Authors

  • Mohammad Al Mutarid Interventional Radiology Fellow, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  • Sulaiman AlRajeh Diagnostic Radiology Registrar, Oncoclinicas, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdulaziz Altaweel Diagnostic Radiology Fellow, National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Basil Alzahrani College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Yosouf AlZahrani Consultant Vascular & Interventional Radiology, National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.6127

Abstract

Percutaneous thrombin injection is a well-known minimally invasive treatment option of pseudoaneurysm. This minimally invasive procedure offers high success rates, rapid symptom relief, and low rates of complications, making it an attractive option for patients with pseudoaneurysms. This case describes a 51-year-old man with a medical history of Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Dyslipidemia, peripheral vascular ischemia being treated with warfarin. Patient presented to the emergency department with a stab wound to the right upper arm, the wound was treated using thrombin injection.

Author Biographies

Mohammad Al Mutarid, Interventional Radiology Fellow, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammad Al Mutarid, MD
Interventional Radiology Fellow
Department of Medical Imaging
King Abdullah Medical City,
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Dr.mohammad141036@gmail.com
0537535341

Sulaiman AlRajeh, Diagnostic Radiology Registrar, Oncoclinicas, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Sulaiman AlRajeh, MBBS
Diagnostic Radiology Registrar
Department of Medical Imaging
Oncoclinicas
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
S.alrajeh@outlook.com
0537738387

Abdulaziz Altaweel, Diagnostic Radiology Fellow, National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulaziz Altaweel, MBBS
Diagnostic Radiology Fellow
Department of Medical Imaging
National Guard-Health
Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
dr.abdz@yahoo.com

Basil Alzahrani, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Basil Alzahrani, MBBS,
Medical Intern
College of Medicine, Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
basselalzahrani11@gmail.com

Yosouf AlZahrani, Consultant Vascular & Interventional Radiology, National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Yosouf AlZahrani, MBBS, FRCR
Consultant Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Interventional Radiology,
the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Abdullah. Specialized Children
Hospital, National Guard Health Affairs,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
zahraniY@mngha.med.sa

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Published

2026-05-30

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 5 (2026)

Section

General Radiology

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