Collateral artery aneurysm: a unique presentation of thoracic outlet syndrome.
Aneurysms of collateral arteries are unusual. A case of transverse cervical artery aneurysm as the sole presentation of vascular thoracic outlet syndrome is presented and the relevant literature reviewed.
Lee
A D
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Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. arvindlee@yahoo.com
Shyamkumar
N K
NK
Nayak
S
S
Agarwal
S
S
Perakath
B
B
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery