Posttraumatic True Aneurysm of the Axillary Artery Following Blunt Trauma

Posttraumatic True Aneurysm of the Axillary Artery Following Blunt Trauma

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The fr6738 majority of the axillary artery aneurysm cases arise as pseudoaneurysms secondary to blunt or iatrogenic trauma.Isolated traumatic true axillary artery aneurysm is a relatively unusual disorder and generally occurs with repetitive blunt trauma.A 22-year-old female patient with distal le mini macaron pearlescence axillary artery true aneurysm due to simple blunt axillothoracic trauma is presented.The aneurysm was excised with subpectoral-axillary approach and saphenous vein graft interposition was applied.

Long-term follow-up with the patient was uneventful.