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Case Reports
. 2014 Jun 4;2014(6):rju058.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rju058.

True idiopathic saccular aneurysm of the radial artery

Hossam I Shaabi  1
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Case Reports

True idiopathic saccular aneurysm of the radial artery

Hossam I Shaabi. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

True aneurysms of hand arteries are rare. I present a case of a true saccular aneurysm of the distal radial artery in a 65-year-old woman with no history of trauma. The CT angiography, intraoperative features, operative procedure, histopathological examination and literature review are presented and discussed.

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Photo of the right hand of the patient shows a bulge at the snuffbox area.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Transverse section of CT angiogram shows radial artery aneurysm at right hand (arrow).
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Reconstructed three-dimensional image shows radial artery saccular aneurysm (arrow).
Figure 4:
Figure 4:
The aneurysm with the radial artery controlled proximally and distally.
Figure 5:
Figure 5:
Microscopic view of the aneurysmal wall shows the muscular layer.
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