Citation

Ratschiller T, Müller H, Schachner T, Zierer A. Vasc. Endovascular. Surg. 2018; 52(5): 395-397.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1538574418764058

PMID

29554856

Abstract

We report a case of a 64-year-old man who developed a painful pulsatile mass in the distal forearm after a bicycle fall with fracture of the wrist. Ultrasonography confirmed a 2.5-cm large pseudoaneurysm of the radial artery. The patient underwent surgical exploration. The pseudoaneurysm was resected and the defect in the arterial wall was reconstructed with an autologous saphenous vein patch. We suggest that the double arterial supply of the hand should be preserved whenever possible.

Language: en

Keywords

hand trauma; pseudoaneurysm; radial artery