Late occurrence of brachial artery aneurysm after the closure of a long-standing vascular access for hemodialysis: a pathogenetic hypothesis

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2014 Jun;55(3):445-7. Epub 2013 Oct 30.

Authors

P Sapienza¹, V Borrelli, A Ciardi, A V Sterpetti, D Biacchi, E Tartaglia, L Di Marzo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery "Pietro Valdoni", "La Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy - paolo.sapienza@unirom.

PMID: 24172601

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm / etiology*
Aneurysm / surgery
Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / adverse effects*
Brachial Artery* / diagnostic imaging
Brachial Artery* / pathology
Brachial Artery* / surgery
Dilatation, Pathologic
Humans
Kidney Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Dialysis*
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / therapy*
Reoperation
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Grafting
Veins / transplantation