Brachial artery aneurysm following open repair of posttraumatic false aneurysm and arteriovenous fistula.
True brachial artery aneurysms remain extremely rare and are most commonly related to repetitive blunt trauma. Although operative repair of false aneurysms is well established, management of true aneurysms is varied due to their rarity. We present a true brachial artery aneurysm, in a 55-year old male, which occurred some 22-years following the repair of a posttraumatic false aneurysm. Following arterial duplex and computerised tomography, aneurysectomy with reversed interposition vein graft was performed.
O'Neill
Stephen
S
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, UK. modonnell904@hotmail.com
O'Donnell
Mark E
ME
Collins
Anton
A
Harkin
Denis W
DW
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D058017:Vascular Grafting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*