Primary Axillary Venous Aneurysm

Aciń, Francisco; Benito, Luis de; Guilleuma, Juan; Alvarez, Rocío

doi:10.1007/s100169900294

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“…We were able to find only one other report of an axillary venous aneurysm in the English-language literature. 8 Thus, to the best of our knowledge, the case reported herein is only the second documented case of a nontraumatic venous aneurysm in the axillary vein. It is also the first proximal axillary venous aneurysm presenting as an anterior chest mass over the infraclavicular area.…”

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Primary Axillary Venous Aneurysm: Report of a Case

Chu

Lin

et al. 2005

Surg Today

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We report a case of nontraumatic, spontaneous venous aneurysm of the left axillary vein. This case may represent only the second such case ever reported in the English-language medical literature. Venous aneurysms are often associated with trauma, arteriovenous fistula, or other venous abnormal hemodynamic conditions, but true primary venous aneurysms are very rare. Surgical excision was uncomplicated and performed easily.

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confidence: 84%

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] On the other hand, we were able to find only sporadic reports of spontaneous upper extremity venous aneurysms. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Most upper extremity spontaneous aneurysms are in the basilic veins. We were able to find only one other report of an axillary venous aneurysm in the English-language literature.…”

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Primary Axillary Venous Aneurysm: Report of a Case

Chu

Lin

et al. 2005

Surg Today

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“…6,7 The majority of venous aneurysms described in the literature are secondary to trauma, arteriovenous fistula or varicose disease. 6,8 No cases were found that specifically describe a relation to crutch use. Even though the venous aneurysms were asymptomatic in this case, they should be taken into consideration during differential diagnosis, given the potential for complications in patients who use crutches, especially those who develop DVT or pulmonary thromboembolism.…”

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Aneurismas da artéria e da veia braquial induzidos por uso contínuo de muleta: relato de caso

Costa¹,

Felipe²,

Borges³

2017

J. vasc. bras.

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Crutch-induced arterial aneurysm is a rare event and there are no descriptions in the literature of cases with concomitant venous aneurysms. We report the case of a patient who, after prolonged crutch use, presented with acute ischemia of the upper limb secondary to brachial artery aneurysm thrombosis, associated with the incidental finding of brachial vein aneurysms. Although the main cause of acute upper limb occlusion is embolization of cardiac origin, consideration should be given to the possibility of arterio-arterial embolization due to an aneurysm induced by prolonged use of crutches. Venous aneurysms should also be suspected since they can be sites of thrombosis, and a source of pulmonary embolism.Keywords: vascular system injuries; aneurysm; brachial artery. ResumoO aneurisma arterial induzido por uso de muleta é um evento raro, e a associação com aneurismas venosos não está descrita na literatura. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente que, após o uso prolongado dessa órtese, apresentou quadro de isquemia aguda de membro superior secundária à trombose de um aneurisma da artéria braquial, associado ao achado incidental de aneurismas da veia braquial. Embora a principal causa de oclusão arterial aguda de membro superior seja a embolização de fonte cardíaca, deve-se considerar a possibilidade de embolização arterioarterial por aneurismas provocados pelo uso prolongado de muletas. Os aneurismas venosos também devem ser suspeitados, uma vez que podem ser sede de trombos e fonte de êmbolos pulmonares.Palavras-chave: lesões do sistema vascular; aneurisma; artéria braquial.

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“…Reported histology has varied from the presence of an anomalous muscular layer to a diminution of muscle and elastin fibres [10,11]. It is not always possible to be certain whether a venous aneurysm is truly a primary phenomenon or results from a previous but long-forgotten minor trauma.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%