Posttraumatic True Aneurysm of the Axillary Artery Following Blunt Trauma

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 read more 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 click here and saphenous vein graft interposition was applied.

Long-term follow-up with the patient was uneventful.

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