title: True Aneurysm of the Left Internal Thoracic Artery.
abstract: Aneurysms of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) are rare and can have many etiologies. Hyperflow is an exceptional etiology. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who presented with a stress-induced ischemia of the left arm. Computed tomography angiography showed occlusion of the subclavian artery and a true aneurysm of the ITA. The ITA aneurysm was resected without restoration of the ITA continuity and a carotid-subclavian bypass was performed. Pathological examination of the aneurysm sac was not specific.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco. Electronic address: ouldsalek_elhadj@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: El Hadj
authors.initials: el H
authors.lastname: Ouldsalek
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Bouthianah
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: El Fatemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bakkali
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Radouane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Idrissi
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Khaloufi
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Brahim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lekehal
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sefiani
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Mesnaoui
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Younès
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bensaid
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012307:Risk Factors; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome