Radial Artery Collateral Aneurysm: A Rare Entity Resulting from an Unusual Etiology

Ischémie digitale secondaire à un anévrysme post-traumatique de la terminaison de l’artère radiale

“…Les cas publiés d'anévrysme vrai de l'artère radiale terminale sont attribués à l'athérosclérose [1], à un traumatisme non iatrogène [2][3][4][5][6] ou sont d'origine idiopathique [7][8][9]. Les anévrysmes iatrogènes sont secondaires aux cathétérismes artériels [10].…”

Radial Artery Aneurysm Resulting from Repetitive Occupational Injury: Tailor's Thumb

“…There are only a few reports of true radial artery aneurysms; some describe an idiopathic aetiology 1,2 another atherosclerotic. 3 This case is analogous to the repetitive occupational trauma seen in hypothenar hammer syndrome (HHS); repeated force through the end of a hammer (or other instruments) in the hypothenar eminence is thought to cause vessel injury and result in finger ischaemia from distal emboli. In documented cases of HHS there is evidence that the arteries are abnormal prior to traumatic injury and only those with pre-existing vessel dysplasia are prone to developing the syndrome.…”

Bilateral Radial Artery Aneurysms in the Anatomical Snuff Box Seen in Marfan Syndrome Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

“…The first case of a nontraumatic radial artery aneurysm was reported by Thorrens et al in 1966, 13) and since then 13 publications on the subject have appeared. 3,[6][7][8][9][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] In those cases of non-traumatic aneurysm, some concomitant systemic or local disorders were reported as follows, one case of Behcet's dis- ease, neurofibromatosis, synovial sarcoma, and Buerger's disease. Our patient was diagnosed as Marfan syndrome 21 years ago at the time of Bentall's operarion for AAE and AR.…”