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Case Reports
. 2010 Spring;18(1):e15-6.

Diagnosis and excision of an ulnar artery aneurysm in a two-year-old boy

Ibrahim Amjad  1 , Travis Murphy, Evan Zahn
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Case Reports

Diagnosis and excision of an ulnar artery aneurysm in a two-year-old boy

Ibrahim Amjad et al. Can J Plast Surg. 2010 Spring.

Abstract
in English, French

Ulnar artery aneurysms in children younger than 10 years of age are rare, with fewer than 10 reported cases worldwide. Unlike adult arterial aneurysms, the etiology of these lesions in children is not well understood, and there is no accepted method for treating these lesions. The method of diagnosis and excision of an ulnar artery aneurysm that showed a favourable outcome in a two-year-old boy is presented. Different approaches to treating similar lesions have been reported, and these approaches are briefly reviewed.

Les anévrysmes de l’artère cubitale chez les enfants de moins de 10 ans sont un phénomène rare, puisqu’on en dénombre moins de 10 cas dans le monde. Contrairement aux anévrysmes artériels chez l’adulte, l’étiologie de ces lésions chez les enfants est mal élucidée et il n’y a pas de méthode thérapeutique clairement établie pour les corriger. Les auteurs présentent ici la méthode diagnostique et thérapeutique utilisée avec succès chez un garçonnet de deux ans, et donnent un aperçu de quelques autres approches qui ont été ont été décrites pour ce genre de lésion.

Keywords: Children; Pediatric; Traumatic aneurysm; Ulnar artery aneurysm.

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Figure 1)
Fluoroscopic angiography of the ulnar and radial arteries showing an occluded ulnar artery at the point of aneurysm and complete perfusion of digits via the radial system and palmar arch (arrows)
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