Post-Traumatic Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm at the Wrist Level: A Case Report

Cureus. 2024 Jan 24;16(1):e52875. doi: 10.7759/cureus.52875. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Abstract

A pseudoaneurysm is a collection of blood outside the arterial lumen but remains in continuity with the lumen and lined by fibrous tissue. Radial artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare entity mostly occurring due to iatrogenic reasons. Traumatic causes are rare. In this case report, we report a post-traumatic left radial artery pseudoaneurysm at the wrist level in a 20-year-old male patient. The patient was treated with end-to-end repair of excised pseudoaneurysm with a vein graft taken from the radial artery vena comitantes through the same incision.

Keywords: post-traumatic; pseudoaneurysm; radial artery; surgical repair; vena comitantes graft; wrist level.

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