Axillary artery injury following anterior dislocation of the shoulder in children is a rare complication often considered as iatrogenic. We report the case of a pseudo-aneurysm of the axillary artery in a 5-year-old boy that appeared four months after a shoulder dislocation that was reduced in an ambulatory setting. Although this is an uncommon vascular complication, we emphasize the need for short-term and long-term follow-up in these children to avoid missing a pseudo-aneurysm of the axillary artery.
Keywords: Anterior dislocation of the shoulder; Artère axillaire; Axillary artery; Luxation antérieure de l’épaule; Pseudo-aneurysm; Pseudo-anévrisme.
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