Left axillary artery pseudoaneurysm developing 1 year after a stab woundUfuk T. K. Korkmaz1, Cemal Taşlıgıl2, Recep Y. Bayraktarlı3, Okan Kısaoğlu41Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Karabük University, Karabük Training and Research Hospital, Karabük, Turkiye 2Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Kastamonu Physical Therapy Hospital, Kastamonu, Turkiye 3Department of Radiology, Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training And Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia 4Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia
Axillary artery pseudoaneurysms are extremely rare. A 25-year-old male patient presented with pulsatile swelling that occurred 1 year after the injury of the left underarm, and left-sided pain, weakness, and difficulty in controlling the left hand. He had left axillary region with 7 x 5 x 3 cm3 pulsatile firm consistency, left hand 4/5 and left arm 3/5 power loss, left hand holding no objects, and left arm not lifting up to the shoulder level. Color Doppler ultrasonography revealed left axillary artery pseudoaneurysm with dimensions of 56 x 33 mm2 and luminal thrombosis about 40%. Axillary artery, vein, and nerve suspension were taken after the left axillary artery was found and rotated. The organized thrombus within the sac was removed. Subsequently, aneurysmectomy and axillary artery primer repair were completed. This study aimed to discuss successful surgical repair and physiotherapy that started in the early period in the case that the arm and hand movement limitations were eliminated. Keywords: Axillary artery, primary repair, pseudoaneurysm, restricted movement, stab wound
Ufuk T. K. Korkmaz, Cemal Taşlıgıl, Recep Y. Bayraktarlı, Okan Kısaoğlu. Left axillary artery pseudoaneurysm developing 1 year after a stab wound. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 2018; 26(1): 23-25
Corresponding Author: Ufuk T. K. Korkmaz, Türkiye |
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