True aneurysms of the palmar arch of the hand: a report of two cases.
We report on two cases of true aneurysms of the palmar arch, both of which were post-traumatic. One was due to repetitive blunt trauma and the other to a glass cut wound. Both aneurysms were detected clinically as pulsating masses without functional disorders. The presence of elastic fibres and smooth muscle in the aneurysm wall proved it to be a true aneurysm. Both aneurysms were excised and replaced by a vein graft from the foot.
Clinic for Plastic, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School Hannover, Krankenhaus Oststadt, Germany.
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Mailänder
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Kuske
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D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply; D005898:Glass; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications