Brachiocephalic venous aneurysm with unusual clinical observations
Autor: | Nobukazu Okubo, Akihiro Hosaka, Shingo Isshiki, Masaaki Kato, Ippei Kato |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Venography Recurrent nerve Computed tomography Venous aneurysm Aneurysm medicine Paralysis Humans cardiovascular diseases Aged Brachiocephalic Veins medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.disease Surgery Radiography cardiovascular system Female Radiology medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Calcification |
Zdroj: | Journal of Vascular Surgery. (6):77S-79S |
ISSN: | 0741-5214 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.05.018 |
Popis: | Thoracic venous aneurysm is an extremely rare condition. This report describes the case of a 70-year-old woman with a left brachiocephalic venous aneurysm that caused recurrent nerve paralysis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography and venography revealed a venous aneurysm, 4 cm in size, located adjacent to the venous angle. Anticoagulation therapy was started, and 1-1/2 months later, the aneurysm greatly decreased in size and showed marked calcification along its periphery. Venous aneurysms that shrink after anticoagulation therapy are exceptionally rare. The clinical features of this condition have been briefly reviewed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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