Giant pseudoaneurysm of left axilary artery
| Autor: | Isabel Cristina Pinheiro de Almeida, Haroldo Amaral Duarte, Dâmaso de Araújo Chacon, Abdo N. Farret |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-73, Published: FEB 1998 Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 72-73 Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões v.25 n.1 1998 Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões (CBC) instacron:CBC |
| Popis: | A case of a gunshot of the left axilary artery with a giant pseudoaneurism formation with sixteen years of evolution is presented. The 61- years-old male patient present since them a small assintomatic tumoration in infraclavicular localization. In the last eight months the tumor became symptomatic and volumous, reaching 20 cm in diameter, with signals of infection and imminent rupture. The patient was operated on with ligature of the axilary artery and evacuation of the pseudoaneurysm. The surgical handling and endovascular therapeutic options available in the present time are discussed. A short review about the disease as well as a bibliographic update are present. The authors also call attention for the necessity of a correct management of the vascular injures in the event of the first management. |
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