Brachial aneurysm caused by a long-term axillary crutch - A case and literature review

Brachial aneurysm caused by a long-term axillary crutch - A case and literature review

Brachial aneurysms are a rare disease, accounting for 0.5% of peripheral aneurysms. Using a long-term axillary crutch may be associated with arterial injury and induce upper extremity aneurysm formation. A 67-year-old woman had a history of using a long-term underarm crutch due to polio disease. Phy...

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Main Authors: Pin Ye, Yunfei Chen, Yiqing Li, Yongquan Gu, Chuanqi Cai, Ping Lü
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Vascular Investigation and Therapy
Subjects:
axillary crutch
arterial thrombosis
brachial arterial aneurysm
transplantation of the great saphenous vein
polio
Online Access:http://www.vitonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9686;year=2022;volume=5;issue=1;spage=28;epage=30;aulast=Ye

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