Delayed presentation of a traumatic brachial artery pseudoaneurysm.
Delayed presentation of a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm following penetrating trauma is infrequently reported. We report the case of a 23-year-old male who presented three months following a penetrating trauma to his antecubital fossa with a sudden exacerbation of swelling and tenderness of his elbow. Doppler ultrasound and computed tomography arteriography confirmed the presence of a large pseudoaneurysm. Surgical reconstruction was performed using the long saphenous vein as an interposition vein graft, restoring normal arterial circulation.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Univeristy Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. fordejames@yahoo.com
James C
JC
Forde
John B
JB
Conneely
Sayed
S
Aly
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications; D055815:Young Adult