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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb 21;2020(2):rjz400.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjz400. eCollection 2020 Feb.

True aneurysm of the digital artery: a case report and systematic literature review

Zara Sheikh  1 , Sadasivam Selvakumar  1 , Patrick Goon  1
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True aneurysm of the digital artery: a case report and systematic literature review

Zara Sheikh et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Aneurysmal disease can occur in any vessel in the body and occur most commonly the aorta, cerebral and popliteal arteries; however, aneurysms of the digital artery remain a rare presentation. They form an important differential diagnosis in any patient presenting with a mass in the hand. This report presents the case of a 64-year-old man with a true aneurysm of the common palmar digital artery who underwent successful repair, following excision and end to end anastomosis. Only 21 cases of true digital artery aneurysm have been reported; we review the literature pertaining to the diagnosis and management of digital artery aneurysms since they were first described by Baruch et al in 1977.

Keywords: aneurysm; digital artery aneurysm; hand surgery.

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Angiogram showing aneurysm of the common palmar digital artery in the fourth web space.
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Intraoperative view of the aneurysm.
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Divided aneurysmal sac.
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Figure 4
Repair of the common palmar digital artery.
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