title: Bilateral humeral artery aneurysm as a cause of digital ischaemia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, CHU Sart Tilman University of Liège, Belgium. taliamarival@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marival
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vandaele
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Damme
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Limet
mesh_terms: 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