Distal Ulnar Artery Aneurysm Repair by End-to-End Technique: A Case Report

Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 Jan:46:367.e15-367.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2017.07.025. Epub 2017 Jul 21.

Abstract

We report the case of a 33-year-old man presented with a posttraumatic 20-mm left ulnar artery aneurysm without intraluminal thrombus in the left hypothenar eminence. The patient reported left hand paresthesia. Because of symptoms and the embolic risk, we decide to plan an aneurysm resection and an interposition graft with inverted basilic vein for adequacy diameter (∼2 mm), but an end-to-end anastomosis was performed instead. We think that the posttraumatic distal artery aneurysm could be treated without a bypass but, after a meticulous anatomic dissection, with a microvascular anastomosis between the artery stumps.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm / etiology
  • Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Dissection
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ulnar Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Ulnar Artery / injuries
  • Ulnar Artery / surgery*
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures*
  • Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular System Injuries / etiology
  • Vascular System Injuries / surgery*