title: Posttraumatic true aneurysm of the axillary artery following blunt trauma.
abstract: The majority of the axillary artery aneurysm cases arise as pseudoaneurysms secondary to blunt or iatrogenic trauma. Isolated traumatic true axillary artery aneurysm is a relatively unusual disorder and generally occurs with repetitive blunt trauma. A 22-year-old female patient with distal axillary artery true aneurysm due to simple blunt axillothoracic trauma is presented. The aneurysm was excised with subpectoral-axillary approach and saphenous vein graft interposition was applied. Long-term follow-up with the patient was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, 16320 Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tugrul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goncu
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Toktas
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tiryakioglu
authors.forename: Gunduz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yumun
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirtas
authors.forename: Senol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yavuz