Bilateral humeral artery aneurysm as a cause of digital ischaemia.
Bilateral humeral artery aneurysm is a very rare condition. Simultaneous bilateral complication of these aneurysms makes it even more unusual. We present a case of a 44-year-old man with bilateral digital ischaemia as a complication of a bilateral humeral artery aneurysm. Anamnestic, clinical and per-operative findings led to several hypotheses. A venous bypass graft was done to exclude both aneurysms and to arrest the embolisation into the digital arteries.
Marival
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Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, CHU Sart Tilman University of Liège, Belgium. taliamarival@yahoo.fr
Vandaele
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Van Damme
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Limet
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D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male