Brachial artery aneurysm in an infant: Case report and review of the literature

A case is reported of a congenital aneurysm of the brachial artery in a 9-month-old boy. The lesion was excised and the artery reconstructed with an end-to-end anastomosis. Review of the English language literature showed that brachial artery aneurysms in children usually occur in association with a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of vascular surgery 1988-03, Vol.7 (3), p.439-442
Hauptverfasser:	Jones, Terry R., Frusha, John D., Stromeyer, F.Wayne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anastomosis, Surgical Aneurysm - complications Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm - pathology Aneurysm - surgery Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Brachial Artery - diagnostic imaging Brachial Artery - surgery Cardiology. Vascular system Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Humans Infant Male Medical sciences Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:	A case is reported of a congenital aneurysm of the brachial artery in a 9-month-old boy. The lesion was excised and the artery reconstructed with an end-to-end anastomosis. Review of the English language literature showed that brachial artery aneurysms in children usually occur in association with arteritis, connective tissue disorder, or a syndrome of multiple aneurysms of unknown origin.
ISSN:	0741-5214 1097-6809
DOI:	10.1016/0741-5214(88)90442-9