Digital emboli from brachial artery fibromuscular dysplasia.
A 64-year-old female presented with right digital artery emboli from biopsy-proven, angiographically typical, right brachial artery fibromuscular dysplasia (medial fibroplasia). Angiographic findings consistent with fibromuscular dysplasia were also found in the left branchial artery. The patient was treated with surgical excision of the abnormal right brachial artery segment and postoperative anticoagulation for 2 months. She remains asymptomatic at 22 months.
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
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Dorman
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JA
Kaufman
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GM
LaMuraglia
D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014859:Warfarin