title: Post-cannulation radial artery aneurysm--a rare complication.
abstract: The following case report describes an expanding aneurysmal dilatation of the radial artery which developed 17 days following cannulation. Possible causes of this complication are: abnormal state of the vessel wall, multiple attempts at cannulation, and haematoma or infection at cannulation site. Other major and minor sequelae following arterial cannulation are reviewed.
authors: Department of Anaesthesia, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: McEllistrem
authors: D P
authors: DP
authors: O'Toole
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Keane
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001158:Arteries; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011884:Radius / Q000098:blood supply*