Metachronous giant brachial artery pseudoaneurysms: a case report and review of the literature.
Brachial artery pseudoaneurysms secondary to intravenous drug abuse represent a limb-threatening problem to patients and a technical challenge to the vascular surgeon. Here information is reported about a patient with metachronous bilateral giant brachial artery pseudoaneurysms secondary to intravenous drug use that were successfully treated with excision of the aneurysm and ligation of the brachial artery. Furthermore, a review of the current literature on the treatment of brachial artery aneurysm is presented.
Wahlgren
Carl-Magnus
CM
Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Lohman
Robert
R
Pearce
Benjamin J
BJ
Spiguel
Lisa R P
LR
Dorafshar
Amir
A
Skelly
Christopher L
CL
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures