A Rare Case of Dysplastic Axillary Artery Aneurysm Associated with Arteriovenous Malformation.


Journal

Annals of vascular surgery
ISSN: 1615-5947
Titre abrégé: Ann Vasc Surg
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8703941

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Historique:
received: 29 12 2019
revised: 25 08 2020
accepted: 20 09 2020
pubmed: 7 11 2020
medline: 8 6 2021
entrez: 6 11 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Axillary artery aneurysms are rare conditions, and their causes are various. They can determine severe complications, so the treatment is extremely important. We report the case of a young man affected by a saccular axillary artery aneurysm associated with intramuscular arteriovenous malformation, without symptoms except for the presence of a pulsatile mass. Duplex scan and computed tomography scan have been essential for a correct diagnosis and planning of the treatment. At first, the patient was submitted to coil embolization of an efferent vessel, and then he was treated surgically through ligation and detachment of the aneurysm and replacement of part of the axillary artery with a Dacron graft (Vascutek, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK). Follow-up at 1 and 6 months revealed normal patency of the axillary arterty and the prosthetic graft with complete exclusion and thrombosis of the aneurysm sac.No sensitive nor motor deficit were observed. Aneurysms of the axillary artery associated with intramuscular arteriovenous malformations are very rare, but have to be suspected. The treatment is challenging and can be surgical, endovascular, or hybrid, based on the patient's conditions and aneurysm's anatomical features.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Axillary artery aneurysms are rare conditions, and their causes are various. They can determine severe complications, so the treatment is extremely important.
METHODS METHODS
We report the case of a young man affected by a saccular axillary artery aneurysm associated with intramuscular arteriovenous malformation, without symptoms except for the presence of a pulsatile mass. Duplex scan and computed tomography scan have been essential for a correct diagnosis and planning of the treatment. At first, the patient was submitted to coil embolization of an efferent vessel, and then he was treated surgically through ligation and detachment of the aneurysm and replacement of part of the axillary artery with a Dacron graft (Vascutek, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK).
RESULTS RESULTS
Follow-up at 1 and 6 months revealed normal patency of the axillary arterty and the prosthetic graft with complete exclusion and thrombosis of the aneurysm sac.No sensitive nor motor deficit were observed.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Aneurysms of the axillary artery associated with intramuscular arteriovenous malformations are very rare, but have to be suspected. The treatment is challenging and can be surgical, endovascular, or hybrid, based on the patient's conditions and aneurysm's anatomical features.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33157250
pii: S0890-5096(20)30926-2
doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.09.053
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Polyethylene Terephthalates 0

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

536.e9-536.e14

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Francesca Montanari (F)

Unit of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: francesc03.montanari@gmail.com.

Francesco Alberto Codispoti (FA)

Unit of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Giovanni Tinelli (G)

Unit of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Fabrizio Minelli (F)

Unit of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Yamume Tshomba (Y)

Unit of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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