M. Bassir A. Fakhree
1*, Ramin Azhough
1, Farnaz Hafez Quran
21 Department of General and Vascular Surgery , Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Department of Radiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Brachial artery aneurysms are relatively rare and are mostly pseudoaneurysms rather than true aneurysms, as true aneurysms are even rarer entities. Patients can be asymptomatic, or present with pulsatile masses, or ischemia due to associated thromboembolic complications. Distal embolism can occur with transient or minimal ischemic symptoms; however, aneurysm itself can thrombose entirely. The authors report a case of upper limb acute ischemia caused by true brachial artery aneurysm thrombosis in an elderly man, managed by reconstructive vascular surgery.