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Pre-embolization picture of the swelling.
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An 80-year-old male presented with a pulsatile mass (Figure 1) in his left hand 3 weeks following an open carpal tunnel decompression under general anaesthetic with tourniquet application.
Coil in place in the pseudoaneurysm.
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Hence, coil embolization of both sides of the palmar arch (Figures 2 and 3) was carried out.
Postcoiling CTA confirming no flow in neck of pseudoaneurysm.
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Hence, coil embolization of both sides of the palmar arch (Figures 2 and 3) was carried out.