Delayed presentation of a traumatic brachial artery pseudoaneurysm

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2009 Sep;15(5):515-7.

Abstract

Delayed presentation of a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm following penetrating trauma is infrequently reported. We report the case of a 23-year-old male who presented three months following a penetrating trauma to his antecubital fossa with a sudden exacerbation of swelling and tenderness of his elbow. Doppler ultrasound and computed tomography arteriography confirmed the presence of a large pseudoaneurysm. Surgical reconstruction was performed using the long saphenous vein as an interposition vein graft, restoring normal arterial circulation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Brachial Artery / injuries*
  • Brachial Artery / surgery*
  • Elbow Joint / blood supply*
  • Elbow Joint / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures
  • Wounds, Penetrating / complications
  • Young Adult