title: Spontaneous brachial pseudo-aneurysm in a 12-year-old with kyphoscoliosis-type Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
abstract: The Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterised by fragility of the soft connective tissues and widespread manifestations in skin, ligaments, joints, blood vessels and internal organs. We report a case of a 12-year-old boy, previously diagnosed with kyphoscoliosis-type EDS (type VI), presenting with a left brachial artery pseudo-aneursym with history of multiple spontaneous and post-traumatic arterial ruptures. Surgical management of this patient was performed successfully by primary repair of brachial artery lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey. emregok@live.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gok
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Goksel
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Alpagut
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dayioglu
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures