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Case Reports
. 2009;2(3):185-9.
doi: 10.3400/avd.AVDcr09010. Epub 2010 Mar 29.

Bilateral radial artery aneurysms in the anatomical snuff box seen in marfan syndrome patient: case report and literature review

Umeda Yukios  1 , Yukihiro Matsuno, Matsuhisa Imaizumi, Yoshio Mori, Hitoshi Iwata, Hiroshi Takiya
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Case Reports

Bilateral radial artery aneurysms in the anatomical snuff box seen in marfan syndrome patient: case report and literature review

Umeda Yukios et al. Ann Vasc Dis. 2009.

Abstract

We describe the first Marfan syndrome case of non-traumatic bilateral radial artery aneurysms in the anatomical snuff box. A 74-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome had a pulsatile mass in her bilateral anatomical snuff box. The color Doppler ultrasonography showed an aneurysm of radial artery located in the bilateral anatomical snuff box. Resection of the right radial artery aneurysm was completed without complications. Histopathological analysis showed a true aneurysm with atherosclerotic changes in the arterial wall. We review the literature on non-traumatic or bilateral radial artery aneurysm in the anatomical snuff box, and discuss the clinical presentation and surgical management.

Keywords: Marfan syndrome; anatomical snuff box; radial artery aneurysm.

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Arrow indicates the pulsatile mass in the right anatomical snuff box.
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Ultrasonography of the right (A, C) and left (B, D) radial artery aneurysm in the anatomical snuff box.
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Excised right radial artery aneurysm.
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Histologic appearance of the right radial artery aneurysm stained with Hematoxylineosin and elastic Van Gieson.
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