Proximal ulnar artery aneurysm following a Bentall procedure for type A aortic dissection

Non‐traumatic or infective peripheral aneurysms of the upper extremities are rare. We report a case of an aneurysm involving the left proximal ulnar artery leading to upper limb ischemia in a patient following a Bentall procedure for a type A dissection.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiac surgery 2016-12, Vol.31 (12), p.742-744
Hauptverfasser:	Rajakumar, Anjith Prakash, Saravanan, Sundararaj, Kalidoss, Latchumanadhas, Rajan, Sethuratnam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery Aneurysm, False - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm, False - etiology Aneurysm, False - pathology Aneurysm, False - surgery Aortic Aneurysm - surgery Female Humans Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - pathology Postoperative Complications - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Ulnar Artery - diagnostic imaging Ulnar Artery - pathology Ulnar Artery - surgery Vascular Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Non‐traumatic or infective peripheral aneurysms of the upper extremities are rare. We report a case of an aneurysm involving the left proximal ulnar artery leading to upper limb ischemia in a patient following a Bentall procedure for a type A dissection.
ISSN:	0886-0440 1540-8191
DOI:	10.1111/jocs.12856