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.
Forde
James C
JC
Department of Vascular Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Univeristy Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. fordejames@yahoo.com
Conneely
John B
JB
Aly
Sayed
S
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