title: Anomalous origin and aneurysm of the suprascapular artery: the first case observed.
abstract: A 45-year-old woman was referred to our department having suddenly developed, 9 months earlier, a pulsating mass on the right supraclavicular fossa and torticollis. Colour Doppler sonography and computed tomographic angiography showed the presence of an aneurysm (21 mm in diameter) of the suprascapular artery that had an anomalous origin from the subclavian artery. Thoracic outlet syndrome was excluded. After selective arteriography, the aneurysm of the suprascapular artery was successfully treated with ethylene-vinyl alcohol polymer (Onyx, MicroTherapeutics, Irvine, California, USA), a liquid embolic agent. The patient was discharged on the first postoperative day in good condition. Control colour Doppler sonography at 1 year confirmed the complete thrombosis of the aneurysm sac.
authors.affiliation: Campus Bio-Medico University, Clinical Medicine, Via Àlvaro del Portillo, 200, Rome, 00128, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Zardi
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bucci
authors.forename: Domenico M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zardi
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Capoano
authors.forename: Filippo Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Salvatori
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tromba
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amoroso